Word: committeemen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...week invited the House Interstate & Foreign Commerce Committee to its research center in Princeton, N.J. for a demonstration. From Manhattan, 45 miles away, RCA telecast a special 20-minute variety show (Dolores Gray, Kukla, Fran & Ollie, the Hit Parade dancers) in full color. At show's end, dazzled committeemen gave rave notices to RCA's system. "It's amazing!" said Committee Chairman Charles A. Wolverton...
...Committee on Education will report the bill favorably to the House on Tuesday for legislative action. There were no dissenters, but five committeemen reserved rights on the bill...
When Congress convened in January, the Senate committeemen insisted that their senior Republican member, Hickenlooper, step back to the chair. House members demanded top place for their senior Republican, New York's W. Sterling Cole. Hickenlooper and "Stub" Cole remained good friends, but other members split: eight Senators for Hickenlooper, eight Representatives for Cole...
...Committee's prestige rose in home towns also, the penniless incentive system would be complete. Some local newspaper publicity for Committeemen would increase both their own prestige and the prospects' interest...
Finally, the Crimson Key should consider giving the Schools Committee more recognition by making a place for the Committeemen in the Key itself. At present, only the head of the Committee is an automatic member of the key. This arrangement burdens the Committeemen with some of the Key's work, such as entertaining visiting prospect, while it gives them none of the advantages that Key membership entails. Perhaps a year of Schools Committee service should unlock the door to Key membership for Committee members...