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...Retain in Congress power to rescind the Lend-Lease authority by concurrent resolution (simple majority) of both Houses. Meaning: not very much. As an academic argument against its effectiveness, Article 1, section 7 of the Constitution requires Presidential approval of all concurrent Congressional resolutions except to adjourn (customarily only those embracing legislation are submitted to the President). A two-thirds majority in each House would be needed to override his veto. Practically, such a resolution would require majority public opinion for passage. (This amendment, submitted by Representative Everett Dirksen of Pekin, Ill., was hailed as Republican coup-of-the-week...
...Rescind the "rumpled pants," and I'll still be a TIME booster...
...subsequent outcry must have certainly raised some doubts in Mr. Greene's mind. And the collective action of the student body through its various organizations would certainly help Mr. Greene clear his mind on the question of good or bad taste. Consequently we think that Mr. Greene should rescind his denial of a hall and, by doing so, he will certainly show the good taste of a gentleman. For the Harvard Socialist League, Richard Pitts '41, President...
Last month, noting the fact that he had served longer than anyone else in California for such an offense, the parole board paroled him. But public protest induced Governor Culbert Olson to ask the board to rescind the action...
...started rehabilitating the Todd Tacoma plant for hull construction, Todd Seattle Dry Docks, Inc. for completion and outfitting of vessels. On the Gulf Coast, overworked Tampa Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., embarrassed by a $7,800,000 Maritime Commission award for four C-2 cargo ships, induced the Commission to rescind a previous award of five smaller -i ships to permit it to build the C-25. [n yards all over the U. S. ships are being launched prematurely and moved uneconomically to fitting-out basins, in order to clear the way for new keels...