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Political wiseacres were sure of the result. It would be a 4-3 decision upholding the law, Justices Higgins, Ponder, Land and Fournet (proLong) voting for it, Justices Rogers, Odom and Chief Justice Charles Austin O'Niell (anti-Long) voting against it. They were bewildered last week when by vote of 6-1, only Justice Ponder dissenting, the Court held Huey Long's primary law unconstitutional. What that signified puzzled many...
...last week the Pope was being moved about in a wheeled divan, doing more work and receiving more visitors than at any time since he fell ill two months ago. As Archbishop O'Doherty said last week: "Our fervent prayers ascended to the high heavens, beseeching God to prolong life of such a great Pontiff. Thank God our prayers were heard." On Saturday the Pope quietly passed the 15th anniversary of his election to the Chair of St. Peter...
...gossipy lot, say that the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research and the Rockefeller Foundation seldom initiate any research unless one of the Rockefellers first makes the suggestion. Hence last week when the Rockefeller Foundation gave $42,500 to Cornell University to finance a study of diets which will prolong life, medical gossips at once pointed to the facts that John Davison Rockefeller...
...employe-stockholders, though it seemed likely that the Delaware River would run upstream before the creditors would accept it. So Mayor Wilson and Dr. Mitten wanted the employes to get rid of the trustees and put the Wilson Plan before the Court, whereas President Senter wanted them to prolong the trustee ship and accept the Company Plan...
...course of war, tempting trade opportunities may be offered to our people to supply materials which would prolong the war. I do not believe that the American people will wish for abnormal, increased profits that temporarily might be secured by greatly extending our trade in such materials; nor would they wish the struggles on the battlefield to be prolonged because of profits accruing to a comparatively small number of American citizens...