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...Stuff and nonsense" cried Washington's seadogs at this profane proposal. The mayor's request was refused. The Lexington was ordered to sail from Bremerton. Undismayed, Mayor Newbegin appealed to President Hoover, emphasized the emergency confronting Tacoma...
Secretary of the Navy Adams cancelled the Lexington's sailing orders, reconsidered Tacoma's request. Naval officers admitted that the Lexington's 190,000 h. p. plant could generate nearly three times (140,000 kilowatts) the amount of electricity required by Tacoma (50,000 kilo-watts), that transfusion of this power from the ship to the city's distributing stations was altogether practicable. But if the ship were sent, might not a precedent be set?civilians being the importunate souls they are?that would keep the Lexington dashing up and down the Pacific Coast, and her sister the Saratoga...
...Majesty King Mihai, and Princess Helene his mother, request the Rumanian legation in London to convey through the Birmingham newspaper their heartfelt appreciation for the unknown gentleman's kindly thought...
...February 18, 1928, and be finished within two years of that date. The plot was thickening; Mr. Bingham could not well afford to loose such generous gifts to the University and immediately asked the original "anonymous alumnus" for permission to finish $700,000 worth of the proposed plant. The request was granted. It soon became obvious, however, that it would be impractical to carry on the work only this far, owing to certain engineering difficulties. To fall down at this point would mean Harvard's loss of this much-needed building. Negotiations between the H. A. A. and the College...
...Note--The Crimson does not necessarily endorse opinions expressed in printed communications. No attention will be paid to anonymous letters and only under special conditions, at the request of the writer will names be withheld...