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A prime Democratic item in the economy bill was a consolidation of the Army & Navy into a Department of National Defense which was supposed to save at least $50,000,000 per year. By a vote of 153-to-135 the House rejected such a merger, much to the satisfaction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TAXATION: Still in the Hole | 5/9/1932 | See Source »

But that there is a large body of unreflective sentiment in favor of justice by extra-legal methods cannot be doubted. This is particularly true in the South, and Georgia in particular has had a high total of lynchings to her discredit. Federal investigators of conditions have prophesied that increased...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: REPRESENTATIVE CRISP | 5/4/1932 | See Source »

President: Are you still pleasing people with your songs?

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Call for Sacrifice | 4/4/1932 | See Source »

The awarding of the Langmuir prize for research to Dr. Oscar K. Rice, Instructor in chemistry, is an eminently fitting recognition of his work in machanics and in the application of physics to chemistry. He has already secured a high place among scholars in his department, and his pleasing personality...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE LANGMUIR AWARD | 4/1/1932 | See Source »

Fuad, a British puppet, knows that Don Alfonso's wife (who was not reported with him last week) is in her own right a British Princess. In ordering "royal honors" for Alfonso, Puppet Fuad perhaps thought he was being smart, pleasing the British.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: This is Comic! | 3/14/1932 | See Source »

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