Word: virginia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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North Dakota's windy old William Langer asked West Virginia's aging (79) Democrat Matthew Neely: "Is President Eisenhower a Republican or a Democrat?" Replied Neely mischievously, "Why ask me? It took him 62 years to find that out. While we are on that point ... it took him over 60 years to find out that he could join a church...
...problem. A year ago Humphrey warned Congress that the ceiling had to go up. He asked that it be raised to $290 billion. The House promptly voted the increase, but the Senate, under pressure from Virginia's economy-minded Harry Byrd, declined to act. Humphrey managed to stay under the limit last year, but he told the reluctant Senators last week that the problem is worse this year: there is no more slack to be taken...
...show the folks around the place. The cameras ranged nearly everywhere: to the dairy barn to watch the milking; to the front yard, for a talk with Mother Landmeier and her healthy youngsters; to the barnyard, where Weatherman Clint Youle spoke of the crops and elements ("In Georgia and Virginia, the pecans are doing pretty well"); and too frequently to tireless Eddy Arnold, who will twang out a li'l song at the drop of a cornball. The chief trouble with the show, in fact, is that it is too city-slick; it needs more hay, less...
...drain $2.4 billion from the Treasury; the Millikin amendment would cut Government revenue only $960 million. Much to the distress of the Republicans, the Democrats (joined by Maverick Republican Bill Langer) voted down Millikin's amendment 49-46. Then, much to their own surprise, the Republicans, joined by Virginia's Harry Byrd and Willis Robertson, Colorado's Edwin Johnson and Florida's Spessard Holland, defeated the George amendment...
...ideas. Spontaneously, he ripples off complex chords, melodic figures and moods that should make the most devoted Liberace fan cry with shame. Some of the 34 titles: The Man I Love, Body and Sold, Yesterdays, My Last Affair, This Can't Be Love, and I'm Coming, Virginia...