Word: alberts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Johnson's idea was to expand previous plans and set up an eight-man special select committee (four Democrats, four Republicans) and he quickly convinced the Democratic Policy Committee. Almost as quickly he named his team: Tennessee's Albert Gore (probable chairman), Massachusetts' John Kennedy, Arkansas' John McClellan, New Mexico's Clinton Anderson. Minority Leader Bill Knowland readily agreed to the Johnson plan. For the Republicans Knowland named New Hampshire's Styles Bridges, Minnesota's Ed Thye, Connecticut's William Purtell and Arizona's Barry Goldwater. The Senate approved the select...
...British West Indies signed a list of agreements over disputed points in its draft constitution. After ten years of planning and two weeks of tough, full-time bargaining, the mood of the signing was one of quiet satisfaction rather than jubilation. As he wrote his name, Trinidad's Albert Gomes put the feeling into words: "I am sure this is an excellent constitution-because it does not please any of us entirely...
...have great respect for Harvard and all that it stands for. I know the above applies only to a very few, but because I am zealous to the reputation of all Harvard men, I hope the above can be corrected. Mildred L. Albert, Dean, Academie Modern
...Senate reacted to the gas bill uproar by heading full steam toward an investigation of lobbying activity that will probably run through the summer and cost half a million dollars. Most likely to conduct the hearings: Tennessee's Democrat Albert Gore, chairman of the Privileges and Elections Subcommittee. Last week Gore's three-member subcommittee voted itself a broad franchise calling for a "study of contributions to election campaigns in federal elections and such evidence of corrupt practices as may be revealed." High on Gore's agenda are investigations of lobbying...
Amid all the happy-pappy generalities of his Democratic primary campaign for Governor of Kentucky last year, Albert Benjamin Chandler made one specific promise that he could be counted upon to keep: if nominated and elected, he would do all in his power to defeat his fellow Democrat and archenemy, Kentucky's Senator Earle Clements, for re-election this year. Last week Happy Chandler was proving himself as good as his word. Passed by Chandlerites in the Kentucky state senate was a bill to move the Kentucky primary date from early August to late May-when Earle Clements will...