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...Chavez† and two (Utah's Thomas, New Hampshire's Bridges) who had paired their votes, so 93 votes were recorded, the biggest Senate vote in three years. Several times the lead changed as, in the hushed room, Senators in alphabetical order answered "yea" or "nay." First shock to Leader Barkley's composure came just before his own name was called. Alabama's Bankhead, brother of the Speaker and ordinarily a sure Administration vote, said: "Nay...
More shocks followed. Pennsylvania's Jim Davis had been counted on to leave his Republican friends and vote for the higher figure, in deference to the 81,000 WPAsters in his State. "Nay!" he cried. Said his angry Democratic colleague, Joe Guffey, going over to him: "Shall I explain your vote to the people of Pennsylvania...
...better than last year and they must be thanked for a skillful rendering of the taxing solo quartets. The uncertainty of last spring's performance was replaced by a balanced rendition although some times one had the impression that the demands of the music were beyond the capabilities of nay singer...
...Republican party has lost effectiveness because it has made the people believe that it is completely unresponsive to the problems which today plague millions. If it is ever to destroy that impression, the party must be rescued from the grip of hundred per cent "nay" voters like Luce. Republicans of this district can render a great service to their party, their district, and their country by electing to Congress a man like Eliot whose attitude permits him to grapple with the problems we all face, and whose ability gives some promise of a successful solution...
...holes along the edges enable the operator to pick out immediately and in correct order all cards for overdue books on nay particular day. For this purpose all the cards that come in during the day are stacked together and put in a press which cuts a notch in the hole corresponding to that day, after which the cards are filed in the record. Then on the days when books fall due, only three times a week this year, an operator goes through the files with a long "darning needle." He thrusts this through the holes for that...