Word: explainable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Press was willing to play dumb with Mr. Mclntyre's political faux pas, Republicans were not. Senator Gibson of Vermont, member of the Lobby Investigating Committee, promptly announced that he would ask to have Messrs. Mclntyre and Robert summoned to explain under oath their "relations" with Lobbyist Robinson and Associated Gas & Electric...
Alabama's Black. The true expertness of Senator Black's examination was shown by the way he made his witness give only such answers as Mr. Black desired. The first time Witness Hopson tried to explain one of his answers, Inquisitor Black shut him off: "Just state the facts. We don't want speeches here. . . . We don't want philosophy. . . . You suggested that the Administration be accused of lobbying on this bill...
March 1934-In the face of prodigious Federal spending, Congressmen found it increasingly difficult to explain what difference a few more millions for veterans and Government employes made. They overrode the President's veto of the Independent Offices Appropriation Bill, gave back $90,000,000 to veterans, $120,000,000 to Federal workers...
...Mary Zuk formed the Women's League Against the High Cost of Living, began picketing butchers' shops and branches of packing plants. They demanded a 20% cut in the price of meats. All but one shop in town closed. Angry butchers petitioned AAA to explain to Mrs. Zuk and friends that they were not responsible for the price of meat. AAA refused to admit its responsibility for meat prices...
...Social Frontier (progressive education). Finally, for the "intelligent teacher" was prescribed one businessmen's "confidential news letter service," one Left Wing service. How any teacher, intelligent or otherwise, was to get through this mass of reading and still have time left for his classes, Dr. Miller did not explain...