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Letter from W. W. Barber to B. M. Colson
No full textLetter from W. W. Barber to B. M. Colson. The three-page handwritten note is dated 7 June 1910
Barber B. Conable Jr. - Clip 2
No full textFrom the video archives of the Cornell Law School Heritage Project. The interviewer-videographer is Thomas R. Bruce. This video covers Barber Conable\u27s further reflections the importance of his experience as a small town lawyer and his openness to new experiences to his subsequent career as a Member of the US House of Representatives and President of the World Bank.
From the video archives of the Cornell Law School Heritage Project. The interviewer-videographer is Thomas R. Bruce. This video covers Barber Conable\u27s reflections on the special qualities of the Cornell Law School, the importance of his experience as a small town lawyer to his subsequent career as a state senator, Member of the US House of Representatives, and President of the World Bank.
Barber Conable was born in Warsaw, New York in 1922. After graduating from Cornell in 1942 he enlisted in the Marines which sent him to the Pacific front where he learned Japanese and fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima. After the war he returned to Cornell to study law. He earned his law degree in 1948 and then later re-enlisted and fought in the Korean War.
Not long after establishing a legal practice in New York, Conable entered politics. Both his father and brother served as judges in New York state. Conable served in the New York Senate for two years, 1962 - 1964, and then was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving nine more terms until he retired in 1985. He was known on both sides of the aisle for his integrity and honesty; he refused to accept personal contributions larger than $50.
In 1986 President Reagan appointed him President of the World Bank. By the time he retired five years later he had convinced Congress to double its appropriations for the Bank.
As a Republican he was a long-time ally of Richard Nixon until the Watergate scandal. Conable broke off all communication in disgust and even refused to go to Nixon\u27s funeral. Conable contributed to the folklore of the scandal when he heard the tape of Nixon instructing his Chief of Staff to obstruct the FBI investigation, calling Nixon\u27s comment a smoking gun. The phrase entered the common parlance and made its way into all the headlines.
Barber Conable was an expert in budgetary issues. As a longtime ranking minority member of the House Ways and Means Committee, one of his major achievements was a provision in the U.S. tax code that made so-called 401(k) and 403(b) defined-contribution retirement plans possible, and contributions to those plans tax-deferred under federal law. He also took on the World Bank at a time when most Americans saw it as deeply suspect. He reorganized its bureaucracy, extracted an increasing American contribution which encouraged other nations to follow, diverted its focus from prestige projects toward ones more clearly designed to relieve poverty, and also insisted the bank pay greater attention to the environmental impact of the large schemes it decided to support. This shift of focus did not make him popular with President Reagan\u27s successor, prompting Conable to comment that President Bush had wanted him to support an American agenda while he had thought he was there to help poor people.
Barber Conable died in 2003
Barber, B B, 400456
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/370052Surname: BARBER
Given Name(s) or Initials: B B
Military Service Number or Last Known Location: 400456
Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 9766180312
Item: [2016.0049.02379] "Barber, B B, 400456
Barber, B R, 408433
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/370053Surname: BARBER
Given Name(s) or Initials: B R
Military Service Number or Last Known Location: 408433
Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 54658180313
Item: [2016.0049.02380] "Barber, B R, 408433
George B. Keys barber shop
No full textphoto of George B. Keys standing in front of his barber shop in 1907. Barber shop is located in the old Bishop Building in Mt. Vernon.https://digital.kenyon.edu/communitywithin/1187/thumbnail.jp
Albert W. Barber Letter : October 15, 1862
No full textAlbert W. Barber writes to brother William and sister Malvina that he is both well and sick, although he believes it to be fine. He details that Ralph has rheumatism, likely from their late arrival at Camp Wells and the lack of tents due to rain. Barber details that he and Philip are excused from duty and that Michael is in the hospital with the measles. Barber details the food the men bought while they were out, as well as their preparation to march. He details that there is considerable joking and laughing among the men and that occasionally they may have a good talk. Barber writes that they expected to march this morning, however they did not, and they remain 40 miles from Cincinnati and several miles from Williamsburg. He continues by noting that there was a recent battle at Richmond. Barber concludes by detailing that a boy has died from Company B, and that he would like a kiss passed along to his niece Hattie and the other girls
INTRODUCTION - EDITORIAL
No full textInternational Journal of Medical Informatics
Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved - Volume 73, Issue 3, Pages 215-331 (31 March 2004) - Realizing Security into the Electronic Health Record -
Edited by Barry Barber, Dimitris Gritzalis, Kees Louwerse and Francesco Pincirol
B. E. Wagin Barber Shop
No full textA photograph of the inside of B. E. Wagin\u27s Barber Shop.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_jwdunlopphotograph/1450/thumbnail.jp
Steven Mayer, Semi-finals (Part 1), 5th Van Cliburn Competition (1977)
No full textPiano sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22 / Beethoven -- Ballade, op. 46 / Barber
Steven Mayer, Semi-finals (Part 1), 5th Van Cliburn Competition (1977)
No full textPiano sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22 / Beethoven -- Ballade, op. 46 / Barber
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