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Control of the House in the 82nd Congress stayed in the hands of the Democrats by a substantial majority, but one that would be reduced from the 259-169 division in the 81st Congress. Republicans stood to gain at least 23 seats, perhaps as many...
Even though they did not win, Republicans may be better off now than in 1946, when they controlled Congress, Arthur N. Holcombe '06, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, felt. "They have neither the power nor the responsi- bility they had in the 81st Congress...
...show was the portrait of Oklahoma Governor Roy Turner's great Hereford bull, the late Hazford Rupert 81st, which sired $1,000,000 worth of calves. He was, Lea recalled, "a most distinguished, gentlemanly and cordial old bull. He tipped the scales at 1,850 pounds, liked to have his back scratched, and was gentle as a house dog . . . He stood for his portrait not only with dignity but with the skill of an experienced and much interviewed public figure. He was pleasanter and far more interesting than many human portrait subjects I have...
During the first three months of this year, the National Physician's Committee spent an average of $10,000 a day in their eagerness to help run America. They got their money's worth. Under the 81st Congress, the AMA can boast the following achievements...
...Poker. But as the week wore on and the good news from Korea flooded in, Harry Truman began acting more like his exuberant self. In a burst of speed which amazed his staff, he finished off, three days before the deadline, the tremendous stack of bills the vacation-bound 81st Congress had piled before him. It even looked as though he would be able to revive some reluctantly mothballed plans for windmilling personally into the 1950 congressional elections. His lieutenants, who had expected to find the President deskbound by Korean worries, worked up an itinerary of radio and television speeches...