Word: burtness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Houses of Congress? The point was the nub of opposition strategy. If a two-thirds Senate vote were required, then the opposition might have a later chance. The point made odd allies. Administration men, such as Alben Barkley and Tom Connally, found themselves on the two-thirds side with Burt Wheeler...
...Taft, Montana's Burt Wheeler, Illinois' "Curly" Brooks and Nebraska's Kenneth Wherry almost succeeded in delaying Senate action until mid-November. They were joined, surprisingly, by Minnesota's Republican Joseph Hurst Ball. The vote against delaying (52 to 31) was too close for Administration comfort. It found B2H2 (Ball, Burton, Hatch, Hill) split for the first time on an international issue, with Ohio's Harold Burton in Senator Ball's corner...
This brought a sizzling question from a corporal. He asked whether it would be "better to dodge the issue [with Russia] or fight it out right now." Aroused on a favorite subject, Burt Wheeler then fanned the flames by making an anti-Russian speech. A twice-wounded combat sergeant jumped to his feet and said: "I've been led to believe Americans and Russians have been working and fighting together. Where does your line come from? Why has the discussion taken such a trend...
...Later, Burt Wheeler, sour on the whole performance, said of the heckling G.I.s: "A couple of Commies." Said G.I.s of the touring Senators: "They're bums...
...Burt P. Flickinger, Jr.--Janet Schonfarber (Jackson...