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...done for the old club and for the state machine. Suddenly, Tobin thrust has head toward the audience. "I can state in all modesty," he declared, "that anything constructive that was done in the old club was my doing." The partyliners nodded. "I arranged to have Eleanor Roosevelt and Dever come here; the president vetoed it. I arranged for the Club to have a five-room office in the state department; the president vetoed it. Finally, I just stopped trying...

Author: By Michael Maccoby, | Title: And Then They Were ... | 5/19/1952 | See Source »

Judge Edward J. Dever, brother of the Governor of Massachusetts, found both guilty and sentenced them to a day in the House of Correction. Both promptly appealed and were released in $100 ball for trial in Superior Court...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Riot Trials Set for Friday; Students Circulate Protest | 5/19/1952 | See Source »

Governor Paul A. Dever's special session of the Legislature yesterday knocked out an administration-backed proposal for a graduated state income tax by a vote...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Joint Legislative Session Kills Tax Proposal, 155-115 | 5/15/1952 | See Source »

Called by Dever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Joint Legislative Session Kills Tax Proposal, 155-115 | 5/15/1952 | See Source »

...Governor Dever called the joint session after the Senate's refusal to hold the meeting as proposed by the House. Although the bill was defeated by the strong Republican bloc in the Senate, with assistance from House Republicans, Rep. Robert T. Murphy (D-Malden), Democratic floor leader in the House, yesterday set in motion the legal machinery for re-consideration...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Joint Legislative Session Kills Tax Proposal, 155-115 | 5/15/1952 | See Source »

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