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Senate hearing blends comedy with stock market talk
The Senate Banking and Currency Committee quizzed General Motors chief Harlow Curtice as senators sparred over whether the stock market or broader business conditions drive policy. Capehart and Fulbright exchanged barbs while Douglas read a dictionary definition clarifying speculation versus gambling, ending with a quip about Robertson's clock.
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J. A. Livingston
Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
J. W. Fulbright
Dem. Ark
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors Corp
Curtice
Homer E. Capehart
Rep. Ind
Capehart
Fulbright
General Motors
G. M
A. Willis Robertson
Dem. Va
Indiana
Erison
Paul H. Douglas
Dem. I
New York Stock Exchange
Douglas