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Before grey-lipped Neville Chamberlain took a little key from his watch chain and opened the battered red leather Budget box to announce to the House of Commons last month a rise in the tax on tea and another threepence to the pound of income tax, somebody must have peeked (TIME, May 4). In a last-minute rush British companies were swamped with orders for insurance against a rise in the income tax. Lloyd's alone lost over $500,000. The only people who see Britain's Budget before it is announced in Commons are high Treasury officials...
Members of the lordly National Academy of Sciences (membership limited to 300) and a few outsiders listened attentively last week from their comfortable leather chairs when old Dr. Boas stood up in the Academy's severe, oak-paneled lecture room to deliver what was probably his last public address as a practicing scientist. Next month Dr. Boas will retire from the faculty of Columbia University, which he joined 40 years...
Marshall Field shoppers recognized William Burnell Towsley as the genial first-floor manager of the Wabash building where he directs customers to leather goods, stationery and jewelry. Founder Towsley is one of the Choral Society's seven charter members. With him from the start have been four other bassos: Charles Hanneman,a salesman in the "Store for Men" Edward Katschke in the candy stock room; Monroe A. Munson, retired this year from the rug department ; Howard E. Snyder, too old now for the shipping room. Two charter sopranos have kept pace with the oldtime bassos. Sarah J. Grimes still...
...Philadelphia the spotlight centered on four rangy, good-natured University of Texas runners who advertised their State's Centennial celebration by staging their first practice session in ten-gallon hats, high-heeled boots, leather jackets. First day of the meet they changed to shorts and silk jerseys, trotted out to show spectators how they had smashed the world's record for the 880-yd. relay a fortnight before in Austin...
...Chamber doors were opened and the Senate met publicly to do its highest duty. The gallery was packed for this rare and dramatic moment in constitutional history. Eighty-four Senators were in their seats. Vice President Garner had stepped aside to let Senator Pittman preside. Three empty black leather chairs stood in a row below the dais on the Republican side of the Chamber; Representative Hobbs and his fellow-prosecutors felt it more fitting to be absent when the Senate vote was taken. Three more black leather chairs stood on the Democratic side. The centre one was occupied by small...