Word: washington
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...WASHINGTON, Nov. 3--The Supreme Court listened today as government and steel union lawyers debated the legality of a back-to-work order. The Court was not expected to delay its decision long with the steel mill shutdown 112 days...
...WASHINGTON, Nov. 2--Charles Van Doren confessed in shame and anguish today that he was deeply involved in rigging the defunct "Twenty-One" quiz show. Now he faces possible perjury charges in court and perhaps an end to his television career...
...WASHINGTON, Nov. 2--Federal mediators shuttled between steel industry and union negotiators today. When it was over Steelworkers Union President David J. McDonald said there was "absolutely no headway" toward ending the 111-day-old steel strike...
...business major (C average), counts the days until Christmas vacation when he will marry blonde Cheerleader Lynne Shamburger, wears a complete wardrobe from his father's dry-goods store in Mt. Vernon, and grins at the standard campus gag: Meredith has done more for Mt. Vernon than George Washington...
...support the market. But the move had little effect. While Morgan's interests were relatively unscathed by the crash, the Depression spelled the end of concentrated banking power. The New Deal launched a campaign against "the princes of privilege." J. P. Morgan II was hauled down to Washington to appear before a whole series of investigations. Control of U.S. finance passed from Wall Street to Washington. Regulatory bodies were established, restrictive bills passed, the Federal Reserve strengthened. The Banking Act of 1933 forced Morgan to split off its investment-banking activities, and a group of partners left to form...