Word: springing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Last spring this did not seem to be the case. Governor Furcolo had been roundly defeated by his own party on an attempt to initiate a state sales tax, and certain scandals in his administration were revealed. A floor fight for the Democratic Attorney General nomination had raised the issue of bossism and threatened to turn the Convention into a free-for-all. The Republicans were convinced that they had the issues and the candidate--George Fingold, the only man to survive the 1956 Democratic sweep...
This battle between the Governor and the Senate is another issue which should help the Democrats. Last spring, Furcolo proposed withholding state income tax; this, he said, would cut down the large number of tax delinquents in the state and bring in the millions of dollars needed to balance the budget without putting any additional burden on the people. The Senate killed it on three separate occasions after it had passed the House...
...issue the Republicans were counting on never materialized--the state sales tax. Originally proposed by the Governor last spring, it was defeated by both parties in the legislature. During the campaign, Gibbons has said that he too would sign such a bill if it came to him. By failing to exploit this issue, many observers feel, Gibbons has lost a big opportunity...
...organization has sent out letters to member clubs throughout the country discussing the new policies. "It will be impossible to estimate the success of the letters until spring, when local fund raising becomes more intensive," Dean emphasized...
...Executive Secretary has also been studying the best ways to coordinate Undergraduate and Graduate School alumni clubs. President Pusey had suggested that all alumni groups work in closer contact in a speech last spring...