Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...better. Their only hope for trimming down the second most powerful Congressman was to enlist the sympathy of Mr. Sam himself. Meekly, they wrote to him at his home in Bonham, Texas to petition for an interview. Carefully, they grapevined the gist of their case: they wanted nothing, really, except to increase the Speaker's own control over Smith's difficult committee. Perhaps, they hinted, Mr. Sam would add an extra liberal Democrat to the Rules Committee (eight Democrats, four Republicans), thus weaken Smith's coalition of conservative Republicans and Southern Democrats...
Beautiful Name. Every Frenchman, rich or poor, peasant or city dweller, would feel the effect. Without food subsidies the price of bread would rise 6%, milk 5%, macaroni 10%. Without government subsidies to nationalized industries cigarettes, coal, electricity and train tickets would be more expensive. For all veterans, except those over 65 or with more than 50% disability, there would be no more pensions. ("This is to give new value to the beautiful name of veteran," enthused Veterans Minister Edmond Michelet.) For farmers there would be no more subsidies for the planting of olive trees, and there would be higher...
...sextet is fortunate to catch B.C. at this time, for the Eagles are in something less than top shape physically, while the Crimson is at full strength, except for second line wing Paul Kelley...
...forward, Oldham will most likely use veteran Richie Rodin and sophomore Edvin Auzenbergs. Captain Phil Matthews will be at center, with Murray Melton and Hal Kaplan at guard. Columbia has little depth, except for inexperienced sophomores and juniors...
Externally, the structure presents a deceiving image. Warren House is a small, pleasantly yellow New England building, picturesque perhaps, but no more so or less so than innumerable other New England buildings. Except for its color it would be, in fact, totally inconspicuous. Yet, this same building has played host to romantic intrigues of the pre-Civil War era, to a drama of exceptional human pathos, and to one of Harvard's largest and most influential departments...