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Atlantic developments thus became a reversal of the situation in San Francisco, where there was no split in Labor, but the possibility of one in Capital. For two months before last week's blowup, negotiations had been going on to replace the agreement made between maritime labor and the shipowners after the gory 1934 general strike. That agreement expired Sept. 30, was continued by truces. Spokesman for Labor was Longshoreman Bridges. Spokesman for the shipowners was Chairman Tom G. Plant of the Waterfront Employers' Association. Bridges demanded higher pay, a six-hour day, recognition of the unity...
Each student is supposed to allot to Military Science drill ten afternoons a year. This scanty time is split up between horsemanship, foot drills working 75mm guns, and practice with miniature cannons. Too much attempted and nothing accomplished is indicative of the whole department, as the student has no time to learn any one subject well...
...Struck make up the other. Yesterday in practice each group ran for half the time behind the A team line, which is the same as started the Princeton game, with the exception of Allen in at guard for Charley Kessler, who will be out all week with his split hand...
Evidence that many members of the Faculty who signed a statement endorsing President Roosevelt for re-election will vote a split ticket on Tuesday was furnished yesterday when it was learned that 13 professors have signified their intention of voting for John W. Haigis, the Republican candidate for Governor...
...proposed split is not the first but the second time that Founder Fairchild has made little corporations out of big ones. The tall, husky, 40-year-old inventor took his enterprises into Aviation Corp. when that big holding company was formed in 1929. At the end of two years Mr. Fairchild had had enough of the boomtime merger, arranged for his company to regain its independence. Since then he has collected for Fairchild a notable roster of executive and engineering talent, including such names as Col. John H. Jouett, famed "father of the Chinese air force"; James S. Ogsbury...