Word: taber
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Republicans were more hopeful than helpful. "We've got to cut out the dessert," declared Minority Leader Joe Martin. He was sure $4 to $5 billion could be melted off with ease. New York's nickel-minded John Taber thought at least $3 or $4 billion could be saved. But the Republicans still had not dug up a single specific recipe for doing...
...Senate Appropriations Chairman Kenneth McKellar, ancient (81) Tennessee feudist, tangled with an old enemy-House Appropriations Chairman Clarence Cannon, 71. McKellar yelled that Missouri's Cannon was "blind . . . stupid . . . pigheaded" and altogether "goddamned." Cannon, who several years ago traded blows with New York's brass-lunged John Taber, started after McKellar. The tottering McKellar grabbed his long-handled gavel and got ready to swing. Colleagues managed to keep the two old cocks apart...
...Overgrown Bureaucracy. On a bigger front, New York's tough old trumpet-voiced John Taber (R.) proposed an amendment that sent shivers running up & down the spines of Washington's bureaucracy. Taber proposed that Congress cut 200,000 employees off Government payrolls; reduce travel allowances by 20% for civilians, by 5% for the military; reduce allotments for Government transportation by 10%, for communications by 10%, for printing by 10%, for contractual services (e.g., law work, special expertizing, etc.) by 10%. Taber estimated his amendment would save $600 million. Not to be outdone, Iowa's big Ben Jensen...
...Princeton and Yale at Derby May 20 E.A.R.C. at Annapolis May 21 American Henley Regatta Junior Varsity 150-Pound Crew May 6 M.I.T. May 13 Princeton and Yale at Derby May 20 E.A.R.C. at Annapolis May 21 American Henley Regatta Freshman 150-Pound Crew May 6 M.I.T., Taber Academy, and Brown and Nichols May 13 Princeton and Yale at Dorby May 20 E.A.R.C. at Annapolis May 21 American Henely Regatta Varsity Track April 15 Boston College April 22 Rhode Island State April 29 Boston University and Holy Cross May 6 At Dartmouth May 13 Yale May 20 Heptagonals...
Recently the faculty voted to recommend through Captain Taber Bonney, professor of Naval Science, that the Navy revise its loyalty oath...