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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...heart attack in September 1955 and his ileitis attack last year, Ike strongly urged that Congress act on the problem. A special five-member Judiciary subcommittee, appointed to study presidential inability, heard a proposal from then Attorney General Herbert Brownell for a constitutional amendment that would spell out the mechanics of certification: 1) the President could declare himself in writing unable to discharge his powers and duties and surrender them to the Vice President, 2) the Vice President, upon receiving approval in writing from a majority of the Cabinet, could pronounce the Chief Executive incapable of fulfilling his obligations adequately...
...professor has partially solved or at least defined his problem, and it is perhaps easier to write about him with consistency. In the beginning, though, it seemed as if the writer, no less than the main character, didn't know where he was going and therefore had to spell things out. A selectivity more on the level of that displayed toward the end could have greatly helped the story achieve a "most proper tone" rather than simply a "proper tone." As it stands now, the contrast between the professor's richly erudite language and the normal or sub-normal speech...
...When I first started I used to stay up through classes, and then sleep until ten or so in the evening, then get up; but after the night, the day and the drones in lectures spell out anti-climax in capital letters; they're just not worth seeing after you've lived with the candles of the night." He pointed up across the street...
...Prince and the Pauper: For its one-night stand on the DuPont show, CBS's 90-minute version of Mark Twain's soufflé of make-believe, abounded in virtues that spell "longrun" to Hollywood-a sumptuous production, an exciting, neatly organized story, topflight performances soundly directed. Producer David Susskind, searched seven weeks in the U.S. and abroad to find a pauper (Johnny Washbrook) to match Rex (The King and I) Thompson's prince, coddled his show through three weeks of rehearsal. Amid a staggering 19 sets, Director Daniel Petrie moved his cameras and 100 players with...
...line will be faced with a particularly demanding assignment this afternoon. The Crimson forward wall has only one strong replacement at the guard and tackle slots. Chauncey Walker will be in the role of swinging guard, spelling Harold Anderson and Tom Hill, while Dave Schein will spell Briggs and Bob Shaunessy at the tackles...