Word: granting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...result of the Court decision is that Congress definitely has the right to dispose of the land as it sees fit. Some interesting legal controversy has, however, arisen outside the government. Since this land was not given to California in its original land grant and since the federal government does not own it, the land is claimed by 21 bands of California Indians. But the government is continuing its well established policy of ignoring Indian demands...
...Haverhill of the New England League. Billy Madden, who managed the Beverly team and also scouted for Connie Mack, was so impressed by young McInnis' hitting ability that he persuaded him to join with Beverly. "My association with Harvard started then," says Stuffy. "The 1907 Beverly club had Eddic Grant, Bill Matthews, and Eddic Loughlin, all students at Harvard Law School...
...Good Bit More. Lewenthal, proprietor of the moneymaking Associated American Artists Galleries (Manhattan, Chicago, Beverly Hills), who has promoted the work of many a U.S. artist (e.g., Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton) on to Christmas cards, De Beers diamonds ads, etc., offered to buy the picture for 50,000 francs (about $400 at the time). But the canny patron was in no hurry; after the painting was authenticated as Van Gogh's, he upped his price to a good bit more. Lewenthal paid the price, but for "two years of agony" he could not get the picture...
...tightened up, even for Korda and Rank. At least 1,000 employees had been laid off in recent months, and another 500 had warning notices that they might be sacked soon. Last week heads of three big movie unions urged the government to help stem the firings and to grant the producers' demand for a rebate on its 40% admissions...
LaCroix's statement that, "Provost Buck is willing to waive tuition for seven displaced persons to enter the college next fall," is, at the moment, nothing more than wishful thinking. The International Activities Committee hopes that the college will grant financial assistance to displaced persons in their first year in the United States. This would be done from special funds, however, and there would certainly be no "waiver." Provost Buck has not yet issued a policy decision on this matter, and when he does it, it will come from his office...