Word: withdrawals
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...been said that either too complete praise or vituperation withdraws all merit from a criticism. We hestitate to withdraw all worth from our review of "The Little Friend" now at the Fine Arts, nevertheless we intend to adopt an attitude of complete admiration. In all the welter of gigantic, colossal, insignificant movies, it is a real pleasure to praise one that is not planned on a grand scale, makes no pretensions to greatness, yet in yet very sincerity, in the dramatic power of a graceful little girl, reaches the heights...
...stockholders promptly adjourned for three hours. A director declared that on the last vote control was "up in the air." But during the interval American Smelting was apparently persuaded to sell out to its rival and withdraw. When the stockholders reassembled, four Phelps Dodge directors were elected directors of United Verde, and Louis Shattuck Gates, president of Phelps Dodge, became president of United Verde. With United Verde's annual production capacity of 68,000 tons to add to its own 168,000, Phelps Dodge will outrank Anaconda Copper in size, become second biggest U. S. copper company. Biggest: Kennecott...
...government by the competent and well-educated. Henceforth, no peevish utterances by public officials as to collegiate irresponsibility will carry weight. The next step is up to the government, more specifically, to Congress itself. What must be done, before the present agitation over Civil Service dies out, is to withdraw from the realm of politics, by Congressional legislation, an appreciable number of the positions in the upper strata of departments responsible for public administration. In other words, if Civil Service is over to attract college graduates in large quantities, it must be possible for a man who has proved...
...Press beloved "Gastounet" dramatically cried: "In my supreme appeal- last November-I pointed out to my fellow citizens the need for calm. Messieurs! I withdraw nothing now which I said then -nor do I need to add anything...
Since the United States will always need purchasers for her exports, Dr. Sprague does not feel that she can withdraw from the international scene. "We are unsuccessful participants, however, in international affairs," he said, "because of three factors: our suspicion that the other fellow is going to put over some Machiavellian trick on us; our Senate cannot move deftly and rapidly enough to keep pace with the international parleys and agreements; and our fear for sovereign rights...