Word: branche
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Beer, chairman of the state branch of Americans for Democratic Action, said that the suggested changes would "reduce the influence of Massachusetts and the other populous states in the elections." Under the present system a small majority in a crucial state can give a large block of electoral votes to the candidate and disproportionate influence to the state, Beer said...
...economist who has a fine bass voice and writes short stories, Gill has been pressed into service by a group of Leverett men seeking to reestablish the House glee club, which should be in operation next year. Since Leverett has several members of the creative writing branch of the English department on its staff, Gill thinks a creative writing group may be in the offing...
...creeping socialism did not "end with a change in national administrations in 1952. The advocates of socialization have insinuated themselves to some extent into both major political parties. Hence the threat of governmental encroachment continues for our industry regardless of which party is in power." With these words, Harllee Branch Jr., president of the Edison Electric Institute and boss of the big Georgia Power Co., last week warned 650 private power men meeting at Boca Raton, Fla. of the "longstanding" threat of socialization of the U.S. private power industry...
While the Eisenhower Administration undoubtedly has a genuine concern for the problems of U.S. business, said Branch, "nevertheless even in this Administration . . . socialized power has made some further inroads." Examples...
Concluded Branch: while there have been some "favorable developments," e.g., Idaho Power Co.'s Hell's Canyon project, Alabama Power Co.'s Coosa River project, "the danger is that while counting our blessings, we may minimize the threats that confront us from a dozen directions...