Word: adopted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Jenner who called General of the Army George Marshall a "front man for traitors"). In 1952 he was re-elected in the Eisenhower landslide, but neither the man with the coattails nor the man with the cling liked it very much. Since then Jenner has been utterly unable to adopt the stance of a responsible, constructive member of the party in power...
...write the article, I did not review or censor the article, or know of its title. I did not know in advance of its publication date, and, in fact, I did not read the article until after it was released for publication ... I believe that the United States should adopt every honorable course to avoid engagement in war. Indeed, I have devoted my whole life to the pursuit of a just and durable peace. I believe, however, that there are basic moral values and vital interests for which we stand, and that the surest way to avoid...
...dull quality of a man despairing and confused. Here again, the playwrights achieve a real triumph in the development of a character, for there is an implication that the major is motivated not only by heroism plain and simple, but by war-guilt which has gradually caused him to adopt a savior complex. Although somewhat less subtle psychologically, Thomas Carlin's rendition of a Second Lieutenant is equally effective...
September. Truman will spear a coelacanth and a dugong. Dewey says he will run if Truman does. The White House ground crew will begin construction of a tennis court where the driving range once stood. Back in Cambridge, the HAA will adopt a new ticket distributing plan which is based upon "free enterprise or tickets go to the highest bidder." Ex-President Pusey will deny that he is a ghostwriter for Billy Graham. Pusey will declare, "I don't believe in ghosts...
FARM-SUBSIDY CEILING is getting strong support in President Eisenhower's Cabinet. Treasury Secretary Humphrey is privately urging Agriculture Secretary Benson to adopt the idea (once part of the controversial Brannan Plan), possibly put a $25,000 limit on the price support any one farmer can collect...