Word: towards
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Lilienthal misrepresented the attitude of Commonwealth & Southern (biggest private utilities system in TVA-land) toward sale of its properties to TVA, thus maintaining "an attitude of antagonism and bitterness in the public mind...
Morgan v. Colleagues. In 1931, toward the end of his presidency of Antioch College, Dr. Morgan was obliged to rest his mind with a long vacation in Europe. The private view of many of his critics is that he needs to rest his mind again. The form, substance and manner of the case which he last week presented bore out no such view. He was calm, cogent, precise. He began by stating that he accused his colleagues of no dishonesty except intellectual dishonesty. Said...
...will be modified and free ports for transit trade have been established. Also authorized by decree were defense loans up to $5,500,000 for France's African colonies, to $11,000,000 for French Indo-China. Minister of Colonies Georges Mandel explained these loans will be used toward starting a "systematic Empire defense plan...
Probably true, according to Sullivan, is the legend that a falling apple started the massive machinery of Newton's mind rolling toward the Law of Gravitation. Voltaire reported this incident, and Voltaire had it from Newton's niece...
...Moved to relieve the burden of incessant statistical reports required from business by various Government agencies, Franklin Roosevelt wrote to Chairman Stuart A. Rice of the Central Statistical Board, asking him to look into the problem of duplication of reports and submit "recommendations looking toward consolidations and changes." Said Mr. Roosevelt: "I am concerned...