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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Neither Time nor Competence. At this point, many of his own Republican colleagues parted from Taft. New York's unfrightened Irving Ives pointed out that the Maybank bill (similar to the bill the House passed) contains safeguards against threats of dictatorship, that "Congress has neither the time nor the special competence necessary to administer economic controls," and that Taft's kind of congressional supervision might paralyze the country's whole effort in a crisis...
...bill had formidable opponents, including the big labor unions, and the non-Communist American Civil Liberties Union. Michigan's Homer Ferguson, however, argued that his bill had the support of a committee of the American Bar Association. The Senate had once let a bill similar to Mundt-Ferguson die. But Korea and Klaus Fuchs had changed a lot of minds...
General Jonathan Wainwright's statement to the effect that, were he in command in Korea, he would authorize atrocities by Americans similar to those committed by the Reds [TIME, July 24] should make peace-minded Americans thankful he is retired...
...addiction but soon to be released, would promptly get a fresh supply. In Chicago, a man reported to the FDA office that he had found his wife drugged with products bought from the Fair Price Drug Co. (on a previous drug spree she had landed in jail). There were similar complaints from smaller cities, e.g., in North Platte, Neb. (pop. 12,429) four druggists had illegally sold barbiturates, sulfas and abortion drugs. These firms and others were convicted...
Under Hurricane rules (similar to those in other parts of the U.S.), all entries must be postwar cars with reinforced tops. The drivers must be 21 or over, are required to wear safety belts and crash helmets. The cars are known to the trade as "modified," i.e., souped up with high-powered coils and condensers, shaved-down cylinder heads, big-mouthed carburetors, high-lift racing camshafts. Heavy right-side springs and extra-large tires give a bit more balance for the unbanked turns...