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...past, Smith formed a bloc with the committee's four Republicans, plus Mississippi's conservative William M. Colmer. Since nearly all major bills require a positive O.K. from the Rules Committee before they can come to the House floor, these six conservatives were able to stall liberal legislation with a 6-6 tie vote. Under the Rayburn plan, Mister Sam would have an 8-to-7 committee majority...
...when young Michael Marks, a Polish immigrant to England, opened a stall in the marketplace at Leeds, Yorkshire and began selling needles, thread, thimbles, etc. for a penny each, he refused to keep any paper records. Now, 75 years later, his penny bazaars, under his son, Sir Simon Marks, have grown into Marks & Spencer (237 stores), Britain's most prosperous retail chain, with annual sales of $420 million. Despite the chain's size, Sir Simon last week was in the middle of a retailing experiment to see if he could do as his father did-run his vast...
...freshman football team unveiled a newly-acquired serial attack Saturday as they overpowered Princeton, 20-3. The Yardlings completed 10 out of 15 pass attempts while exhibiting outstanding line strength to stall the Tiger attack throughout the game...
...vote for the Democratic ticket as well as for his own candidacy for reelection on the ground that solid Southern representation in the Congress would keep integration at bay. Boasted Democrat Eastland: as a result of his strong leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he was able to stall or kill 23 civil rights bills in 1957 and 49 in 1960. "I don't always agree with Lyndon Johnson, but you have to give him credit. He took everything relating to integration out of those civil rights bills [that did pass] ... He has always opposed Congress' implementing...
N.A.A.C.P. lawyers promised that, no matter whether Davis accepts his summons or not, Negro first-graders will show up at white schools on opening day, Sept. 7. Even some convinced segregationists felt that, at best, Davis' maneuvers would only stall the inevitable a little. Lloyd Rittiner, president of the Orleans Parish school board, had three little words for Davis' catfish caper: "It won't work...