Word: l
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...L. BOWKER San Francisco, Calif...
...Early could enforce Johnson's ban on competitive publicity stunts by the services, do much to win the boss a good press. Moreover, Early had once given his old friend Johnson the best advice of his life. When Roosevelt broke his promise to Johnson and appointed Republican Henry L. Stimson as Secretary of War in 1940, Johnson went off to California in a mighty dudgeon. Republicans tried to win him over. Early followed Johnson to California, coaxed him to stick in the Democratic camp, and try, try again...
...Wipe all cabs off the streets," was the imperious order. "Not a wheel will roll," was the chesty prediction. Mighty John L. Lewis and the grabbag District 50 of the United Mine Workers had gone to the big city: they were going to take over New York City's 36,000 hackies and mechanics, and force union recognition from the taxi owners. They might even get more money...
...John L. was a hotshot around the coal tipples, but on the sidewalks of New York he turned out to be strictly a stiff with a bum pitch. Last week, after eight days of trying, Lewis' flugelmen were badly beaten and muttering that they'd try again. They didn't say when...
Then the cabs started to roll. Denny Lewis, John L.'s little brother and boss of District 50, told the boys to hold fast, that U.M.W.'s $14 million treasury was behind them, but the strikers found out they couldn't get a dime for a cuppa cawfee...