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...mistrial. Part of the criticism could be traced to Judge Kaufman's own history. New on the federal bench, he had been put in charge of the calendar for May (a rotating position) and had assigned himself to the Hiss trial. He had been recommended for a judgeship by Tammany Hall and by Bronx Boss Ed Flynn; nominated by Harry Truman, and confirmed by the 81st Congress-though Kaufman was refused endorsement by the Federal Bar Association of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut and by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. His appointment...
Milton Kronheim Sr., who controls the wholesale liquor business in the District of Columbia. Kronheim contributed $5,000 to the Democratic campaign. Young Milton Kronheim Jr. was appointed to a Washington municipal judgeship...
...Mexico's able Senator Carl A. Hatch withdrew this week as a candidate for reelection. Stated reason: he wants a federal judgeship. Another reason: there is some doubt that he could defeat Republican Patrick J. Hurley. Most New Mexico Democrats thought that the man who could beat Hurley was Agriculture Secretary Clinton Anderson; they hoped he would quit the Cabinet soon and take up Hatch's lance...
...enjoyed annoying Harold so much that he preferred to stay where he was. Then, too late, Jed discovered that he had erred. Though he had been in Congress for 20 years, his constituents let him down. He was suddenly out of a job. So this year, when another judgeship (now worth $15,000 a year) became vacant, Jed had persuaded Harry Truman to name him. This appointment was being considered last week by a Senate subcommittee when Ickes stormed in, vibrating in every corpuscle...
...sure they were granted he frequently threatened to swing an economy ax on Ickes' Interior Department. Ickes had finally decided that there was only one way out-to boot Jed upstairs as hard as he could. That was why he had got Franklin Roosevelt to offer Jed the judgeship...