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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...President Hoover's third veto: a bill making the U. S. a party to a land suit in the Federal District Court in Oregon. As an answer to the Congressional overriding of his veto of the Spanish War pension bill, the President declared: "I favored a liberalization of the Spanish War veterans pensions, but I have not changed my opinion that it should have been worked out in such a way that men having substantial incomes should not draw pensions from the Government . . . [also] I do not believe it is right to change our national policy to pay disability...
...Extraneous Matter." What Senator Johnson wanted to know was why the U. S. delegation had receded in its big-cruiser demand from 23 to 18 vessels. Chairman Borah asked Secretary Stimson for more private data. Secretary Stimson returned a "confidential memorandum which will answer as far as possible" Senator Johnson's questions, and a refusal in these words...
During the first hours of three sessions, he followed his purpose, boasted that his church could raise $300,000,000 if necessary, for Prohibition maintenance. When they began to press the Bishop about his anti-Smith financing, he declined to answer 100 questions...
...What elements of Byronic philosophy, style or autobiography are revealed by Byron's treatment of the following subjects? (Answer with regard to ten of the thirteen subjects): (a) Gibbon, (b) Azo, (c) pedigress, (d) England, (e) any sort of bird, (f) digestion, (g) Clarens, (h) Juan's mother, (i) Cavalier servant, (j) "The castled crag of Drachenfels" (k) Medora, (l) Laura, (m) In medias...
...Answer either (a) or (b) as your instructor directs. (a) Compare the point of view of Bacon with that of Abraham Adams on one of the following subjects: marriage, travel, friendship, (b) Complete Bacon's thought in each of the following sentences: "And surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from....men." "Wives are young men's...for middle...