Word: vinson
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WASHINGTON, D. C., April 29--(APE)--One of the stormiest legal disputes in year threatened to tear the Supreme Court apart tonight as Justice Felix Frankfurter, former southpaw mound ace, threatened to resign from the nation's highest tribunal in protest of Chief Justice Vinson's ruling Thursday that Lionel "The Toy" Train was unconstitutional and could not play in yesterday's classic, won by the Crimson...
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 28 (APE) Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of the Supreme Court tonight doclared Lionel "The Toy" Train, ace Lampoon manager-moundsman, unconstitutional, thereby barring him from today's renewal for the annual Crime-Lampoon titanic...
More Planes, Please. Mahon had hardly completed his mild, deliberate introduction to next year's blueprint for defense when Georgia's crusty old Carl Vinson took the floor. A smart, longtime supporter of a big Navy who had come to a realization of the importance of air power, Carl Vinson was not arguing against the air. He simply wanted more planes for the Navy's air arm. The bill, he said, pointing an accusing finger at Mahon, would put the replacement rate for aircraft so low that the Navy would be down to 4,000 planes within...
Super-Carrier, Too. Vinson was, in fact, firing without bothering to sight in on the target. Actually no service had much to complain about. Under the committee bill there would...
...sunny day last week, President Truman lolled on a Key West beach, chatting with Chief Justice Fred Vinson. A Navy blimp buzzed in low. Looking up, Harry Truman saw five White House press photographers taking pictures. He gave them a big wave and a grin...