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Even his contemporaries may not be sure which was better: the three-year Arctic expedition in the From or the ten years as League of Nations man, during which Nansen won the Nobel Peace Prize. Biographer Sorensen is not concerned with casting up his hero's accounts: he points to all of Nansen's achievements with unwavering pride...
...tracks were nickel plated." In 1916 control of the road was bought by Cleveland's hustling Van Sweringen Brothers. It was their first road and is today a key link in their railroad empire. Serving a rich territory, it prospered. In 1929 it borrowed $20,000,000 in three-year notes, using the proceeds to buy 53% of Wheeling
...asked from Reconstruction Finance Corp. The I. C. C. refused to pass a plan by which R. F. C. would lend the road enough to pay bondholders 50% in cash, laid down a plan by which they were offered 25% in cash, 75% in three-year 6% notes. Last week on the day that the old notes fell due only 71% of their holders had assented to the offer. For the first time since the Wabash defaulted interest after it was in receivership (TIME, Dec. 14) a major U. S. railroad was in default. A receivership action was promptly started...
After turning Louisiana over to Governor Allen, Senator Long was again delayed in getting on the national stump. Senator-reject Broussard had started a court contest against his successful opponent. Huey Long, smart lawyer who took a three-year course at Tulane in one, decided to postpone his departure until after the court hearing Oct. 5. Then, he said, he would "tell 'em plenty...
With the autumnal equinox safely past, art dealers all over the U. S. were taking down their shutters last week preparing for a new season. As guarantee that the season will not be a dull one Walter Pach ended a voluntary three-year exile in Paris, rented a studio in New York, announced a series of lectures at the Art Students' League...