Word: martin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...judge and carpenter was short-lived. Just three months after he became surrogate, a call came from Washington. National Chairman Wes Roberts had resigned under fire after his operations as a ten-percenter were disclosed, and the party's leaders-especially Hall's old friend, Speaker Joe Martin-wanted Hall to take over. Hall was elected on April...
...From Martin Van Buren to Pat McCarran, for better or worse, the chairmanship of the U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee has been a wellspring of power. The committee handles up to half the legislation submitted to the Senate, passes on all nominations to the federal courts (including the Supreme Court) and on all Justice Department positions requiring Senate confirmation. It has jurisdiction over all legislation on immigration and citizenship. It studies all amendments proposed to the U.S. Constitution. It handles civil rights matters. Last week, after the death of Chairman Harley Kilgore, the chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee went...
...National Intercollegiate Squash Championships at Hartford, Conn. Milton was down six match points but came back to defeat the number one man from Army, 15-11, 8-15, 12-15, 16-15, and 18-17. In the first round, Milton easily won, as did Harvard's Ben and Martin Heckscher...
...second round, top seeded B. Heckscher won over Wood, the Williams captain, 18-14, 18-14. and 15-11. Martin Heckscher also continued his winning ways, beating Kebefick of Trinity College, to join Milton and B. Heckscher in the round of sixteen...
...undefeated squad, represented by Ben and Martin Hechsher, Pete Milton and Lee Folger, is expected to place fifth...