Word: virginia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Congressman followed Congressman in assault on the bill. Cried Illinois' Mason: "Just remember all of those billions we have given away and what good did it do us? All those foreign countries hate America. Thank God I didn't vote a penny for the giveaway program." West Virginia's Democratic Representative Cleveland Bailey rambled for 30 minutes, then said: "Now I'll pass on rapidly to the subject at hand." Chairman Smith glanced at the Navy-type, 24-hour clock on the wall, murmured: "Thank you." A few minutes later, Smith called for a vote...
When the bill moved to the House floor, the protectionists of both parties-in revolt against the official leadership of both parties-had their strategy mapped: they would try to kill the closed rule and open the bill to crippling, log-rolling amendments. West Virginia's Bailey led off: "Mr. Speaker, once again the duly elected members of the House find themselves under a threat of an undemocratic and un-American gag-rule procedure." The House seats began to fill up. Republican Leader Joe Martin slouched back in his place, a forefinger pushed up on his temple. Beside...
...letter. With your indulgence I will read it." In a quiet voice, Martin read Eisenhower's letter, which 1) promised that there will be no drastic tariff cuts, and 2) said that "I deeply believe that the national interest calls for enactment of this measure." West Virginia's Cleveland Bailey made one last stand for protectionism, but he was beaten - and he knew it. He told...
...local press promptly named the statue "The Groping Boy." Snapped Roy Elkins, managing editor of the Bristol Virginia-Tennnessean: "The deer looks half-starved and the boy is in even worse shape." To most Bristol citizens the work was "idiotic," "ridiculous" and "a monstrosity." Last fortnight the city council voted to pay $2,600 for the artist's expenses, and canceled the contract...
...bonds floated last year, $2.2 billion were for toll roads. Some have been phenomenally successful. For example, the 118-mile New Jersey Turnpike, opened in 1951, took in $20,756,344 last year, more than double the engineers' estimate of $9,500,000. On the other hand. West Virginia's turnpike traffic is running below estimates, and its bonds are below par. Actually, the toll road is only suitable through a densely populated area, is not a cure-all to the nationwide need for better roads. Traffic engineers estimated that no more than 9,000 miles...