Word: controlling
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...President had a little work to do. He signed the rent-control bill (a stopgap extension to April 1) and a bill continuing the Government's authority to operate merchant vessels...
Despite the distractions, Congress tended to its knitting. Both Houses rushed through a 30-day extension of rent control. The Maritime Commission's authority to charter and operate ships was extended for one year. The House voted $606 million for the Army's civil functions (including a record $539 million for flood control and navigation projects) and $503 million for the State, Justice and Commerce Departments. It then endorsed the Senate's proposal to cut $2.5 billion out of Harry Truman's budget...
...delighted when John L. Lewis called him (in 1939) "a labor-baiting, poker-playing, whiskey-drinking, evil old man" because "the majority of people will feel that anyone Lewis can't control is all right...
Heavy taxation, small investment, and direct price control on some commodities epitomized Professor Harris' solution of inflation, while Professor Schumpeter advocated light taxation and large investment...
...spite of unexpected Harvard aggressiveness and Jack Lavalle's monumental 43 saves, the Big Green kept control of the situation until it had amassed a 7 to 2 lead. At this point the smouldering violence responsible for 18 penalties burst into a fist fight between Dave Abbot and Whitey Campbell...