Word: following
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...silver drum last fortnight was largely responsible for this latest twitch of U. S. silver policy: "This move breaks the strangle hold of the world gold bloc and marks the way for a new money system throughout the world. The United States has set the pace. . . . Others will follow our action?or seriously consider doing so. At once they will retain all their silver and go in the market for more...
...elections and qualifications of its members and New Deal Senators are strict constructionists when the Constitution conflicts with party desires; 2) one other Senator, the famed Henry Clay, elected from Kentucky in 1806, took office when he was still five months short of 30. Should Rush Holt try to follow in Clay's footsteps, however, there may be trouble, for many a lawyer contends that the Senate's right to "judge" its elections does not give it the right to nullify the explicit terms of the Constitution. In Clay's case the question was not settled because no one called...
...were going to court to have him debarred as a "convict," from the ballot in November. Ten years ago Texas gave the country a neat political trick whereby such legal difficulties could be sidestepped and the Governorship kept in the family. First to use it was James Ferguson who, following his impeachment and removal from office, put up his wife Miriam ("Ma") in his stead. Last week Mr. Langer decided to follow this pattern when he resigned his nomination and had the Republican State Central Committee, packed with his partisans, nominate his better, unfelonious half...
...Since 1914 total world tonnage has jumped from 45,000,000 to 64,000,000. One-third is owned within the British Empire. Next largest merchant marine belongs to the U. S. with 10,000,000 tons, exclusive of 2,500,000 tons of Great Lake shipping. Japan & Norway follow with 4,000,000 tons, then, Germany with 3,700,000. then France with 3,300,000, then Italy with...
...Most of the Valley's 2,000,000 souls gape in awe at the everlengthening procession of TVA wonders. Some are very angry indeed but no one is bored. TVA's magic wand waves too fast for the eyes of the rest of the U. S. to follow, one group excepted. Last week this group&151;the U. S. powermen&151; spotted the end of a first big chapter in the New Deal's greatest paternalistic experiment...