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Congressmen urge Coolidge to consider modifying Prohibition
Representatives Somers and Black, both Democrats from New York, press for open hearings and a national referendum on the Volstead law. Somers proposes printing sample ballots for all registered voters to gauge district sentiment, arguing the people should decide whether conditions justify continuance or change. Black calls for the president to lead a modification campaign and tell the nation plainly that enforcement is impractical.
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Shington
Marek Lo
Senate
Congress
Somers
Iilack
Lab Democrats
New York
Black
Coolidge
New England
United States