Word: uphold
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When, three weeks ago, a British court awarded Russian Princess Youssoupov $126,800 on the ground that the cinema Rasputin libeled her, it opened Hollywood's eyes to a vista of disastrous possibilities. If superior courts uphold her claim, all the connections or descendants of famed characters in all the historical pictures, which are currently the cinema's most profitable fashion, might sue for damages. But the Rothschild descendants who are today one of Europe's most potent banking families are not likely to drag Producer Zanuck into court. Although the picture treats the founder...
Three members of the class of 1937 will oppose Boston Latin School tonight in a debate at 7.30 o'clock in the Union, on the subject: Resolved: That the British method of radio broadcasting control should be adopted in the United States. Harvard will uphold the affirmative, and there will be no decision. The men who will debate are William T. Dean, Jr., Albert J. Finkelstein, and Hubert H. Nexon...
...Republican leadership will not be slow to accept the challenge and make Speaker Rainey's "wrong list" the basis of their appeal for an independent-minded Congress which will pledge support in a general sense to President Roosevelt. This would mean a promise to uphold his hands on all major policies in which the administration is headed in the right direction and yet a freedom to argue for amendments or changes and even to defeat those policies which a Representative or Senator thinks are not in the public interest...
...Lowell House Common Room, a Harvard team composed of George R. Farnham '36 and Milton L. Levy '36 will oppose two representatives of William and Mary College. The subject of the debate will be: Resolved: that the disadvantages of the NRA outweigh its advantages. The Harvard team will uphold the affirmative side, with Arthur N. Holcombe '06, professor of Government, presiding. John F. Carr coached the team for this debate. It has been decided to have no decision...
...accepting Winthrop House's challenge to compete in a debate on Thursday, March 22, Dunster House completed plans for the first inter-House debate to be held in Harvard University, it was learned last night. Dunster will uphold the affirmative side of the proposition: Resolved: That a system of higher education similar to that in England be adopted by Harvard College...