Word: session
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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This popular clamor to keep Congress in session came to the ears of Franklin Roosevelt and his lieutenants as a rude surprise...
...Means committeemen abstained from voting-but not because they opposed new taxes. The Republicans thought the House should go much further in overhauling and broadening the tax structure. Democrat Doughton agreed in principle, promised to attempt a major overhaul (including additional taxes on excess Defense profits) at the next session of Congress...
...week's end, in a raucous session attended by 22,000 in Madison Square Garden, waving red flags, U. S. flags, the Party nominated: for President of the U. S., Earl Browder, convicted of passport fraud and facing a four-year sentence, now out on bail pending appeal; for Vice President, Negro James William Ford...
Given a greater reception than even Wellington had had, vindicated as Queen in a summer-long session of the House of Lords, brash Caroline pushed her triumph too far. Forbidden to attend the Coronation, she tried to enter Westminster Abbey and was hooted by the crowd. Broken in spirit, perhaps understanding at last what a clown she had appeared for years, she failed rapidly. When news of Napoleon's death on St. Helena reached England, a satellite informed the King: "Sir, your greatest enemy is dead!" "Is she, by God?" cried Prinney, slapping his thigh...
...trying to get his old band back again . . . Harry Newman, impresarlo of the class of 1942 and booster of the King Cole Trio from California will be glad to know that well-merited recognition is finally coming their way as Lionel Hampden used them in a recent Victor recording session. The "Cardinal" will also be interested, as will most of you, in the middle part of the Earl Hines theme, "Deep Forest," released this week on Bluebird...