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Marvin Mclntyre, the President's secretary, wanted the job but was too intimate with shipping lobbyists. Finally the President turned to his most effective and trusted extra-Cabinet friend, red-headed Joe Kennedy. Every night for two weeks a White House limousine met Joe Kennedy as he landed from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Kennedy In | 3/22/1937 | See Source »

The objection that any shift which would integrate the efforts of House leaders and the elected representatives of the student body would be prejudicial to the best interests of the student body is to say simply that the interests of the Houses are incompatible with the interests of the College...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE STUDENT COUNCIL | 3/12/1937 | See Source »

3) To limit the Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional, Senator Norris and many another liberal favor requiring more than a simple majority of the Supreme Court to hold a law unconstitutional (perhaps seven justices instead of five) in order to give Congress more latitude in legislating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUDICIARY: The Big Debate | 3/1/1937 | See Source »

Perhaps the sharpest criticism of the new bill comes from Senator Johnson who believes it to be unnecessarily rigid with its signal avoidance of giving the President very much discretionary power. The automatic operation of such a severe law might conceivably result in stirring up retaliatory measures or vene war...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEUTRALITY WITH A VENGEANCE | 2/23/1937 | See Source »

A main feature of the exhibit, is a group of "magazines" produced by Miss Lowell and her childhood companions at the age of ten to fourteen. One of these, entitled the "Sevenels Gazette," was presented in handwriting, and contained a story, "The Bloody Hand," together with several advertisements, such as...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Collections and Critiques | 2/8/1937 | See Source »

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