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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Reference was to a sudden caucus of House Democrats early last week, designed to sink differences and combat with united front the lethally effective tactics of Minority Leader Joe Martin in blocking or steering legislation. Leader Martin's tactics have been simplicity itself: to keep his little band (ratio: 2 to 3) together until the disunited Democrats divide on an issue, then plug home a solid bloc of votes to which enough Democrats may add themselves to constitute a majority. Last week's proposed Democratic strategy was equally simple: to arouse Democrats, who have a 92-vote majority...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Harmony | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

...provide yourself with a jazz band to attract attention?" Accorded full attention, the Embassy proceeded last week to itemize recent French orders for some $65,000,000 worth of U. S. military planes: 100 Curtiss fighters (added to 100 ordered last year); 200 North American advanced trainers; 115 Glenn Martin bombers; 100 replicas of the new Douglas bomber which crashed four weeks ago and revealed the presence of a French buying mission...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Without Jazz | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

Three straws-in-the-wind last week indicated that wherever United Automobile Workers' President Homer Martin is headed, the union is not headed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Martin's Wind | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

...Homer Martin severed his ties with C. I. O. and John L. Lewis four weeks ago (TIME, Feb. 6). Having had time to weigh the reaction among his rank & file, Rebel Martin last week professed to want only "an autonomous union" within C. I. O., where he is no longer wanted. Thus he apparently hoped to offset reports that he is thinking of lining up with A. F. of L.'s William Green, whom most autoworkers heartily distrust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Martin's Wind | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

Second period goals--Martin (Mignault, Lecaviller) 1:21, Genier (Mignault Herebrt) 2:54 Leboeuf (Herbert Genier) 3:20. Eaton (DeRahm) 4:11 Harding (unasisted) 9:11 Jamesen (unassisted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lions Top Hoopsters; Sextet Breaks Even in Canada | 2/23/1939 | See Source »

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