Word: took
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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There are times when the President of the U. S. has to defer most serious matters because he has a common cold. Last week was such a time for Franklin Roosevelt. He took the case out of the hands of his physician, Rear Admiral Ross Mclntire, and downed a big dose of castor oil. "Make it short, boys," was his plea at his subsequent press conference. But before the cold took hold, he devoted a press conference to Taxes and Economy. Said...
Last week in the Senate, Lindsay Warren's good friend Jimmy Byrnes of Spartanburg, S. C. took charge of the bill. "I'd rather have Jimmy Byrnes on my side than any other ten Senators," said Lindsay Warren, and the tribute was well earned. For two days a parliamentary battle was fought over the bill. At one point Senator Burt Wheeler of Montana succeeded in amending it to require both Houses' approval of every reorganization move by the President, by vote of 45-to-44. But after two days' smart maneuvering, Jimmy Byrnes got the amendment...
This would amount to putting Social Security largely on a collect-as-you-pay basis. Henry Morgenthau warned that the change may well mean higher payroll taxes than those now planned to peak at 3% each on employes and employers in 1949. To even matters up he took another suggestion of the Advisory Council, advised that at some future date the U. S. Government should share the burden with employers and employes; that is, meet part of the expense by indirect rather than direct taxes on prospective beneficiaries...
...conclusion. I can only say that I am sorry that the Crimson took it upon itself to print such an obvious diatribe. The new show has its faults but few of them--I might almost say none of them--are the fault of its director. No, the "ungrateful criticism" is by no means a reflection on anyone but the reviewer. David C. Rivinus '40 (Ed. Note: The reviewer was unacquainted with Mr. Lilley...
...real name was Henrietta (Handel thrown in for musical effect). Born into a family of amateur tooters and strummers in Melbourne, she attended the Presbyterian Ladies' College there, later studied music at the Leipzig Conservatory. Writing was a sidetrack which turned out to be her main line. She took the masculine pseudonym, she says, because she did not want allowances made...