Word: appointment
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...famed veteran hero of the Czechoslovak legions who stormed clear across Russia during the Russian Revolution, sailed from Vladivostok to rejoin their comrades in the homeland. It was smart for President Benes to give out last week that "yielding to fresh foreign pressure" he was unable to appoint as Premier General Syrovy, the people's choice, but had to choose instead a civilian, the Governor of Moravia, Jan Cerny- especially since it turned out a few hours later that redoubtable General Syrovy had actually been appointed Premier and had instantly ordered mobilization of an army...
...Seek to Appoint Trustee...
Chapter X of the Chandler Act smooths out many of the flaws in famed Section 776 of the Bankruptcy Act. Two principal changes are that 1) a court, in corporate reorganizations involving liabilities of $250,000 or more, must appoint an independent and disinterested trustee; 2) a court may call upon SEC for advice in any corporate reorganizations, must do so if liabilities are over $3,000,000. The commission is thus given the duty of serving as the advocate of investors and of giving courts the benefit of impartial expert opinion. These advisory reports will also be sent...
...Trade Boards," which the Minister may appoint in any trade which he considers lacks proper regulatory machinery. In 1938, trade boards were applied to the baking and road-making trades. Their job: to help employers and employes in those trades get organized...
...their respective strike votes remains to be seen. The ballots will not be counted much before October 1, when the 15% cut is finally scheduled to go into effect. After that, the National Railway Labor Act still has a long string to its bow. The President may appoint a fact-finding commission to report to him within 30 days. Thereupon both parties must preserve the status quo for another 30 days. Unless Franklin Roosevelt chooses to have the nation's most far-flung industry on strike on Election Day, railroad peace should last until December...