Word: elliott
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...committees: 1) Pensions, headed by South Carolina's Allard Henry Casque (pronounced Gaski), whose own military experience is limited to honorary membership in the United Spanish War Veterans, and 2) the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation, whose chairman is Mississippi's loud, bushy-haired John Elliott Rankin. Congressman Rankin lists himself in his official biography as "ex-soldier of the World War" because he spent the 22 days before the Armistice at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky...
Until last year law required that a World War veteran be at least 30% disabled for his wife to get a pension when he died. John Elliott Rankin proposed that this disability requirement be lowered to 10%, so more widows would get more money. Franklin Roosevelt reluctantly compromised on 20% rather than face another fight with veteran-conscious Congressmen...
...sound bill and an essential one; every other President has tried to reform the executive branch, and none of them have gotten to first base," William Y. Elliott, professor of Government and a member of the President's Business Advisory Council said yesterday as he discussed the Byrnes Bill in an interview...
Stressing the merit of the Bill's provision for six presidential assistants, Professor Elliott said, "If I were looking for faults, I would criticize the abolishment of the Civil Service Commission; I think it should be retained as an examining body. In the second place, the Byrnes Bill makes no proper provision for the independent commissions...
...Worcester (English), Dr. Gilmore (History) Monday 1:30-3 o'clock; Mr. Gordon (English), Dr. Miller (Economics) Tuesday 7:30-8:30 o'clock; Dr. Miller (Rom. Lang), Dr. Perkins (Hist. & Lit.) Wednesday 7.30-8.30 o'clock. Mr. Birkhoff (Mathematics) Professor Elliott (Gov.) Thursday 1.30-3 o'clock. Professor Munn (English), Mr. Chase (History), Friday 1.30-3 o'clock...