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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Television, more and more, was getting into other people's business. NBC's American Inventory gave an upbeat plug to the stock market in a playlet about the joys of being a small investor, while on Youth Wants to Know. Arkansas' Senator William Fulbright (see BUSINESS) deplored the market's excesses. Indiana's Senator Homer Capehart got in the act by appearing on Walter Winchell's ABC telecast for the express purpose of asking Winchell some friendly questions about his broadcast stock tips. Unfortunately, the Senator began by answering questions instead of asking them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: The Week in Review | 3/28/1955 | See Source »

Galbraith's recall will depend upon the decision of a closed executive session of the committee, which will probably be held "not before a week from now," according to an administrative assistant of Sen. William J. Fulbright (D-Ark.), the chairman...

Author: By Gavin R. W. scott, | Title: Ex-Governor Stevenson Gives Galbraith Support | 3/24/1955 | See Source »

...assistant, John Erieson, said that Fulbright has refused to make any comment to newsmen on the possibility of recalling Galbraith. "The witnesses for the next hearing will be selected in the same way as they were for this one, and Galbraith will not be an exception," Ericson added...

Author: By Gavin R. W. scott, | Title: Ex-Governor Stevenson Gives Galbraith Support | 3/24/1955 | See Source »

...Capehart said yesterday that he could not speculate on the likelihood of asking Galbraith to reappear. "I have done all I can do. The executive session will have to be called by Sen. Fulbright, an dthe decision on Galbraith will rest with the committee," he said...

Author: By Gavin R. W. scott, | Title: Ex-Governor Stevenson Gives Galbraith Support | 3/24/1955 | See Source »

...today's meeting, Benjamin Fairless, board chairman of U.S. Steel, was kept waiting on the witness stand while Fulbright and Capehart engaged in another sharp battle over Galbraith. Capehart ignored the chairman's attempts to rule him out of order in order to read a telegram from the economics professor denying that his 1949 booklet, "Beyond the Marshall Plan," shows communist sympathy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Capehart Extends Blast On Professor Galbraith | 3/22/1955 | See Source »

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