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Governor Lehman, too high-minded to play politics with the Democratic bosses, was still determined to ram the bill through for the good of his home city. He allowed it to be amended to meet minor criticisms and last week, putting all his influence behind it again, had it brought up in the State Legislature. In the Lower House the bill failed, by 15 votes, to receive the necessary two-thirds majority, thanks to the "Noes" of 29 Democratic Assemblymen elected on the Farley-Flynn ticket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Democrat v. Democrats | 2/26/1934 | See Source »

...Franciscans favored U. S. whiskeys, particularly De Luxe ($3.35 a pint), Golden Wedding ($3), Greenbriar ($3). Old Raven ($3), Cedar Brook ($2.75). Popular gins were Old Ram's Head ($1.75 a fifth), Old Colony ($1.55) and a local product, Old Smoothie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LIQUOR: Prices | 12/18/1933 | See Source »

Among the group of gold objects is a gold fibula or safety pin, decorated with a ram's head, whose Etruscan filigree work is of the greatest rarity. Of equal prominence is a series of gold dress ornaments used on a costume to the dead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Collections and Critiques | 12/7/1933 | See Source »

...more to worry about in this week's game against Oregon. Last week Oregon, led by its Fullback "Mighty Mike" Mikulak, made two battering-ram 70-yd. drives through Oregon State to win 13-to-3. Oregon State was the team which held U. S. C. to a scoreless tie last month. Last week's result set Oregon up as the season's new Humpty Dumpty of the Pacific, undefeated and untied...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Football, Nov. 20, 1933 | 11/20/1933 | See Source »

...total gains of 440 yd. The defense cut Williams' rushes to 19 yd. Sophomores made all but one of Princeton's touchdowns, 45-to-0. A fiery little Duke team dealt Tennessee its first drubbing in 27 games, 10-to-2. Notre Dame's green battering-ram out-rammed Indiana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Football, Oct. 23, 1933 | 10/23/1933 | See Source »

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