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...whole nation was taken aback by the news that 90 West Point cadets were charged with...
...checking up. One Theodore A. Swinarski was listed on the payroll. Roberts called at the home of State Representative Theodore Anthony Swinarski, boldly fired a shot in the dark: "Is it true that you make $50 a night working at Chicago Downs as a mutuel inspector?" Taken aback, Swinarski cried: "Why, it was only $25 a night." Moreover, he demanded, why did Roberts pick on him when at least seven other state legislators were doing the same thing? Reporter Roberts clucked sympathetically as he noted down the names given him by indignant Representative Swinarski...
...year (and especially in 1951), the U.S. press, U.S. officialdom and the U.S. people are used to scandals in which somebody steals something, takes a big bribe, or runs off with another man's wife. But they were taken aback by the trouble at West Point-which raised more delicate and difficult moral questions than the customary hearty fare. After the first shock, the nation plunged into debate...
Prime Minister Clement Attlee seemed taken aback by Ike's eloquence, said lamely: ". . . Speech of wide sweep ... I am sure we will all want to study [it] very carefully . . ." Winston Churchill was nearly as fiery as Ike. But first, he said, the English-speaking nations must unite; the rest would follow. "And here we have Ike," cried Churchill enthusiastically banging the table, "here to stand up for the unity of Europe...
...Make 'em Careful." Taken aback by the protests, the house of representatives turned down the bill calling for state regulation. The more obedient senate rushed approval of the other two, passed them for house action on the last day of the session. Administration Floor Leader Frank Twitty argued that the bills were aimed at newspapers to "make 'em careful" about printing "wild charges and untruths." But even staunch Talmadgites wavered in the face of the newspaper protests...