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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Plans to reorganize the executive branch date back to the turn of the Century. Franklin Roosevelt's plan, introduced just before the scheme to enlarge the court, resembled one proposed by Herbert Hoover. Recognized for what it was-a straightforward attempt to increase efficiency-it occasioned little indignation. The...
The National Association of Manufacturers quickly wired its approval of the plan. "Called in to help," a representative of Carl Byoir & Associates, Manhattan pressagents, began to send out press releases from a Troy hotel suite. Meanwhile, the Taxcentinels set up a booth on the campus, sold pennies to all comers...
Fanny Brice, able funnywoman, gave a lesson last week in how to win a lawsuit. Theatrical Agent Edgar Allen was suing her for $34,000 in commissions. Morning the case was scheduled to start Miss Brice sent word she was very tired, would like to sleep. The Judge granted a...
This week, as he promised, Franklin Roosevelt finally sent his recommendations to Congress. Possibly piqued by Congressional balking of his Reorganization Bill (see p. 16), possibly too baffled by the railroad problem to have a solution, the President contented himself with sending along the Splawn report together with the comments...
Reason for Mr. Paley's perturbation was that the Federal Communications Commission (chairman: Frank McNinch, Franklin Roosevelt's "Trouble Shooter") began last week the investigation of radio which broadcasters have expected ever since Mae West's "script tease" in December. In charge of a committee to look...