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Tucker could still float his stock, if he amended his registration to meet SEC's approval. But he had little time-unless WAA gave him another extension. There was little chance of that because Republican Senator Homer Ferguson, whose Michigan automakers regard Tucker as a wishful dreamer, had turned a probing eye on the whole deal. Ferguson said that he "assumed" the plant would revert to WAA if Tucker did not make good on July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: Torpedo Torpedoed? | 6/23/1947 | See Source »

This week, as Republican Subcommittee Chairman Homer Ferguson shouted "whitewash" and recommended a full Senate investigation of Tom Clark's actions, the FBI was given a free hand in Kansas City. Meanwhile, Harry Truman insisted that the investigation be pushed to the limit. Cackled Republicans derisively : "Nobody in here but us chickens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Home to Roost? | 6/16/1947 | See Source »

...Charles Burchfield. 5. Winslow Homer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Time Current Affairs Test, Jun. 16, 1947 | 6/16/1947 | See Source »

...sound of icy silence from the stands. Soon the fellow's a neurotic. And who's the gainer? Not the other team, because as soon as they walk a guy like that, there's a jinx on them, and for all they know he'll hit a grand slam homer. Not Williams; it doesn't help his batting average. Not Lee Durocher; he's out of baseball for a while, my friends down in Brooklyn tell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Mail | 6/16/1947 | See Source »

This year, although two bills previously introduced in Congress on her behalf had perished in committee, Mom readily persuaded Michigan's Senator Homer Ferguson to introduce a new bill 1) establishing a National Committee for All War Widows-with Mrs. Richards as its honorary life chairman, 2) designating Sept. 6 of each year as War Widows Memoir...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Teardrops' Yield | 6/2/1947 | See Source »

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