Word: recess
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...National Labor Relations Board has tentatively scheduled the Harvard-Boston Typographical Union hearing for March 5, when it will resume after nearly a month's recess. There may even be a further delay in the hearing, since the University wants it moved another week into March...
...Lincoln-Washington birthday recess is a congressional institution, but last week Congressmen back home for the ten-day holiday got an earful, and their ears were burning. What in the world were they doing at home, their constituents wanted to know, when the economy needed their full attention? "There is a real irritation around here that Congress recessed," reports New York Republican Peter Peyser. "People have been coming up to me and saying, 'Why aren't you down there doing something about all this?' " An aggrieved constituent told Virginia Republican Caldwell Butler: "Any policy is better than...
Flanagan said during a recess Friday, "Somebody isn't telling the truth...
...upper-level personal income taxes. Neither Democrats nor Republicans showed any interest. Representative Herman Schneebeli, ranking Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, informed Treasury Secretary William Simon: "The fate of this surcharge rests on what the American people tell us while we are home" during the election recess. The answer was plainly...
Jars of Jam. Neal was so effective that some spectators laughed in appreciation of his sallies, and defense attorneys objected during a jury recess to what they called the "aspect of French Revolution" in the courtroom. Neal's rhythm remained unbroken. He summed up: "But, of course, everybody is blaming John Dean. But Mitchell also blamed Colson. Ehrlichman blames the President. Mardian blames the White House. And Mr. Haldeman really can't recall enough to blame anybody...