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Hard Facts. When word of their decision got around. Virginia's Harry Byrd tried to head them off with a warning. Byrd was in a strong position; he had consistently supported the new Administration, and only the day before, Eisenhower had sent him a note saying, "Hurrah for the Byrds. We need more...
...Byrd took the floor for one of his rare speeches. "A debt limit of $275 billion," he said, "is as much or more than this country should be called on to stand . . . An increase in the debt limit at this time would be misunderstood...
When it came time for the committee to vote on the bill, Harry Byrd made a motion to table, i.e., put it off until the next session. The count was 11 to 4 in favor: six Democrats and five Republicans for; three Republicans and one Democrat against...
Meanwhile, for the first time, Virginia's powerful and respected Senator Harry Byrd delivered a pointed attack on Mc-Carthyism. "Mr. Matthews," he said, "should give names and facts to sustain his charge or stand convicted as a cheap demagogue, willing to blacken the character of his fellow Americans for his own notoriety and personal gain...
Edward E. Goodale, Arctic explorer who was a sled dog driver for Admiral Byrd, and who went within 300 miles of the South Polye. Hamilton Heard, treasurer of Northeastern Airlines. Ralph W. Hemminger, vice-President of the Bankers Trust of New York. Mark A. DeWolfe Howe, Harvard professor of Law and a Civil Liberties leader. Robert I. Hunneman, prominent Boston lawyer and a trustee of Radcliffe...