Word: tem
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Opposition to the Truman nomination exhibits, even from McKellar's partisan point of view, a case of political myopia. By attempting to institute the spoils system in atomic control, the former Senate President Pro Tem is dividing the few remaining Democrats, and rapidly convincing a worldful of people that American statesmen are still juggling the A-bomb in a Congressional circus...
Previously announced nominations for the Eastern squad include N.Y.U.'s Sid Tanenbaum and Frank Mangispane. Dartmouth's Bob Myers, St. John's Harry Boykoff, Temple's Tem Joyce, colgate's Ernie, Vanderwaghe, Pittaburgh's Harry Zeller, Muhienberg's Harry Deaovan, Navy's Ken Shugart, and spectacular Eirnie Calverley of Rhode Island State...
...with his new conclusions. Rather, they tended to justify his original promerger stand. Many of his suddenly real ized objections to merger were just as valid on Dec. 8, 1944. But now he said: "We should be certain that we do not destroy the strengths of our present sys tem in accepting a new and untried...
There was another highly legalistic objection. According to the Constitution, a man who gains the Presidency by succession (not election) must be an "officer" of the Government. But the Supreme Court, in various rulings, has held that neither the Speaker nor the President pro tem are such officers...
...when impeachment proceedings were brought against Andrew Johnson, the next in line was Senate President pro tem Benjamin Wade of Ohio. Had there been one more vote in favor of impeachment, a tie would have resulted and Wade could have voted himself into the White House...