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Show NAMES ... in the news C Governor Stassen, Norse-German-Czech governor of Minnesota, outlined plans for a local home guard, made up of war veterans, as suggested by Mr. Roosevelt, ft Senators Minton of Indiana and Holt of West Virginia went into each other's personal characteristics and family histories, in the bitterest congressional con-gressional debate seen in perhaps a century. Alcohol, slacker activity and billingsgate added to the senatorial sena-torial spice, and fist-shaking gave a subtle punch to the proceedings. The issue was based on a single potent word: conscription. : ft Secretary Morgenthau had uni- ' formed guards put around his office ! in Washington. Officials declined to 1 explain the order, treasury or no ' treasury. Mystery! I i |
