Word: martins
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...House squeezed through extension of the draft by a one-vote margin on the eve of war in 1941 had its members been thrown into such an irresponsible panic. In the showdown, the economy-shouting Republicans had looked even worse than the Democrats. Republicans had followed their leaders, Joseph Martin and Charles Halleck, in voting 2 to 1 for Rankin's raid on the Treasury. Democrats, whose leaders stood fast against the bill, voted 3 to 2 to stop...
...Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis (Sun. 6:30 p.m., NBC). New comedy show. Guest: Bob Hope...
Though beneficial to Gardella and his fellow expatriates (ex-Cardinals Lanier and Martin), a change in the contract terms would turn salary negotiations into a dogfight between players and owners which could hurt the sport immeasurably. If players went to the highest bidders, the rich owners like Tom Yawkey would soon corral all the talent. In post-war major league baseball, there is comparatively little injustice in salaries; everywhere except in St. Louis and Brooklyn, public acclaim keeps the paychecks high. The clause looks like slavery; in the minor leagues, it often is. But the experience of the past thirty...
...freshmen made at least four A's and were put in Group I. They are: Peter A. Bien, of Deerfield Academy; Donald L. M. Blackmer, of Harrow School England, and Phillips Academy, Andover; Joseph P. Flemming, Jr., of Phillips Academy, Andover; Paul C. Martin, of Stuyvesant High School, New York, Gilbert R, Panzer, of Newtown High School, Elmhurst, New York; Earl C. Ravenal, of Hope High School, Providence; Neil J. Smelser, of Phoenix Union High School, Phoenix, Arizona; David K. Specter, of Brooklyn Technical High School; Isaac Thomas, Jr., of the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.; and David B. Tyack...
Five years after the Martin 130, Trippe got his famed Boeing 314 flying boats, and the British were still not ready to fly the Atlantic. But when he got rights to land at Lisbon and Marseille, they wearily told him he might as well come along to Southampton...