Word: townsends
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...mind, apt in higher mathematics, are formulated many of the more abstract ideas found in the speeches of Henry Agard Wallace, for Dr. Ezekiel is Economic Adviser to the Secretary of Agriculture. From this mind came last week a project which should make Dr. Francis Everett ("$200 per month") Townsend look to his reputation as an innovator of social security. Not only did Dr. Ezekiel propose a monthly income $8.33 higher than did Dr. Townsend, but he proposed it as the minimum income, not for oldsters alone but for every family...
Captain Palmer contemplates no changes in the lineup from that which has represented the Crimson all season. Captain Eddie Gerry, defensive standout, will be at number one, Skiddy van Stade, high scoring sharpshooter for the riders, at number two, and Townsend Winmill, completing the roster, at the number three post...
...members who will usher are John B. Bowditch '37, Raymond S. Clark '36, H. Frank DeLone '37, Ethau A. Donnison, Jr. '37, James A. Field '37, James A. Ford '37, Gormaine G. Glidden '36, Albert Goodhue, Jr. '37, Peter Knapp '37, Curtis Prout '38, Edward B. Simmons '37, A. Townsend Winmill '37, Peter W. Hoguet '38, James F. Hunnewell '38, and Francis Keyes...
...election of Townsendite Main in Michigan threw a bad scare into politicians of both parties. In many a Congressional district, especially in the Pacific Northwest, well-organized Townsend Clubs may hold the balance of power in the next election-a power which they have freely threatened to use against Congressmen who refuse to endorse the Townsend Plan. Representative Clarence McLeod of Michigan added to the panic of his colleagues by predicting that the Townsend vote would upset election results in at least 100 districts next autumn. Representative Chester C. Bolton of Cleveland, richest House member, publicly admitted his apprehension. Senator...
Significance. Within the last year, blind enthusiasm for the Townsend Plan has grown to such proportions among U. S. oldsters that not a single Congressman today escapes the political pressure of this organized minority. A wholesome majority of the House considers Dr. Townsend's $200-per-month pension scheme, based on a 2% transaction tax, a financial monstrosity which would probably wreck the country's economy. But the same House majority also realizes that a clear-cut statement of their views would do each & every member inestimable political damage in home districts. As a matter of political self...