Word: fighting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...firm's long-range objective is to put through and then defend the Client's social legislation. Since they wrote a lot of it, it is natural that their fight for it is personally motivated, for even lawyers have emotions. Partner Cohen says: "If we have to become propagandists, we were driven to it." When Senator Tydings of Maryland or Senator George of Georgia snarls at "two little Wall Street lawyers who want the power to say who shall or shall not be Senators," they know well that their quarrel is not with Lawyers Corcoran & Cohen but with...
Because Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Tydings both belong to the upper class their fight is the Purge's most bitter. Son of a marine engineer who worked at the Army's Aberdeen proving grounds, Millard Tydings became a mechanical engineer, studied law, practiced in Havre de Grace, enlisted as a private the day the U. S. entered the War. He came out a Lieutenant-Colonel...
Regardless of Administration policy, he for one will fight to reduce Government expenditures. ''Excessive Federal spending must cease. . . . Certainly we must take care of the hungry and starving, but you and I know there are thousands on the WPA rolls who have no business there...
...political title "Conservative Party," recommended to his foes by Franklin Roosevelt, was pre-empted in New York State last week by loud-mouthed Republican George Upton Harvey, Borough President of Queens. The Conservative platform: the Constitution and the Ten Commandments, to fight Communism. Fascism, Naziism. C.I.O., American Labor Party and Franklin Roosevelt's intended "purge" of Democratic Representative John J. O'Connor. Heading a full State ticket as candidate for Governor is Conservative Harvey...
...third amateur operator, conceived and organized the A.R.R.L. to put such relays on a nationwide basis. In 1919, when the U. S. Government was reluctant to give up its Wartime control of radio, and later whenever commercial services tried to grab amateur wave lengths. A.R.R.L. President Maxim carried the fight to Washington, brought the amateurs back to the air, kept them there...