Word: wente
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...been getting support for a "compromise," which was not a compromise at all but a hard peace imposed by the victors. He had rounded up 18 Southerners, 22 Republicans and twelve "non-confederate" Democrats, mostly from the border states. Thus reinforced, with full control of the Senate, Wherry went on the floor, whooped through his "compromise" resolution to end the filibuster by a 6340-23 vote...
...wanted rent controls (due to expire March 31) extended two years. His House leaders were lucky to get a bill which limited control to 15 months. The measure gave state, county and city lawmakers the right to end controls altogether in their areas. The Senate Banking Committee went on from there. The Senate bill would permit an automatic 10% hike in rents within the next year and guarantee landlords a "fair return on values...
...Marines) and a daughter. Her husband had deserted her on & off, and left her for good in 1937. In one of the intervals when he was off, she had given birth to Gerald by a man now dead. She decided that no one must ever know. She went regularly to confession, but never told her biggest...
...might catch a glimpse of Gerald playing on the third-floor back porch (dressed in girl's clothing), he was Mrs. Sullivan's own daughter. He had the run of the apartment when the family was home, but he was never allowed out on the street, never went to school...
When Mrs. Phillips fell into arrears on her payments, Radioman Pearson went to court and got a judgment which ordered her to give back the radio and pay him $81.50 in court costs and collection fees...