Governors Lose Springboard to White House In Congress Era
The AP reports that governors are no longer reliable paths to the presidency as national power shifts to Congress. Senate leaders and minority chief Dirkksen blame centralized federal power and reduced state influence for governors failing to produce viable presidential candidates.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
White House
Congress
Senate
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minne
Harry 8. Truman
Sen
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Everett M Dirksen
Ril
Dirksen
Civil War Greenbacks and Gresham's Law Revisited
Babson notes the Civil War era issue of 450 million in irredeemable greenbacks under Gresham's law. highlights 1862 5c 10c and 50c fractional notes, gold premiums, and eventual specie payments in 1879. Warns current coin shortages could trigger similar effects, urges prudent minting and inflation safeguards. He also touches on earth tides observations and a North Carolina Outer Banks harbor scene.
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Roger Babson
Babson Park
Mass
U.S
W. Batson
Gresham
Macaulay
England
Sion
Old Bailey
Congress
Johnson
Mr. Goldwater
Coast Guard
North Carolina
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