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...Winston to me." Proud Papa Shakespeare read it at an Anglo-American Community Chest luncheon Representative Charles Albert Plumley of Vermont told the House of Representatives that he was "astounded" when he saw a picture in LIFE of Admiral James Otto Richardson, Commander in Chief of the U. S. Fleet, with an autographed photograph of King George VI at his elbow. It was "grossly indiscreet," said Mr. Plumley; thereupon read from Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution, which says: ". . . No person holding any office of profit or trust . . . shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present...
Representative Charles Albert Plumley of Vermont told the House of Representatives that he was "astounded" when he saw a picture in LIFE of Admiral James Otto Richardson, Commander in Chief of the U. S. Fleet, with an autographed photo graph of King George VI at his elbow. It was "grossly indiscreet," said Mr. Plumley; thereupon read from Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution, which says: ". . . No person holding any office of profit or trust . . . shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince, or foreign...
Admiral Pratt was assistant Chief of the Bureau, and for a period occupied the position of "Cincus," or Commander in Chief of the United States Fleet. He will speak here next month on the naval aspect of the war at a meeting of Faculty members...
WASHINGTON ... The House today, after a scant four hours of debate, passed and sent to the Senate a new Naval Expansion Bill authorizing expenditure of $654,000,000 during the next two years to add 21 warships, 22 auxiliary vessels and 1,011 fighting planes to the fleet...
...fastest thoroughbreds? He had outrun a classy field the previous week in a tune-up race. But this time the Biscuit was assigned top weight of 130 lbs., six lbs. more than he carried the week before and 16 to 20 lbs. more than most of his fleet footed rivals...