Word: appealing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Truman might supply it by an appeal to people's faith-Gandhi-fashion. Or he might try persuasion...
...want 200 pound-linemen. Fleet broken field runners used not apply. We want men with plenty of pep and strong vocal coras," Gerald Spear .'48, head cheerleader, declared yesterday as he issued an appeal for candidates...
...them. Connecticut's Senator Raymond Baldwin was in their hair again. Husky, 54-year-old Ray Baldwin delights in needling those he labels the "stuffed shirts" of his party. As a freshman Senator, he frequently pricked the G.O.P. leadership, at times bluntly told it that its program would appeal only to voters who were already Republican...
...misguided opposition. Foreign newsmen estimated that 1,200,000 voters had been disfranchised, including several aged Jewish women who had escaped from the Nazis' crematory camp at Auschwitz, and who nevertheless were accused of "Fascist taint." Some of the disfranchised had lost their votes after the deadline for appeal. Spokesman Boldizar was asked if he thought this was fair play. "Well," he said, "no election laws are perfect...
Full-Dress Appeal. After more than 30 buildings had been destroyed, orthodox Doukhobors began to wonder about the wisdom of continued submission. Said Peter Postnikoff: "I refuse to hit any man. But maybe I'll forget my teachings." Last week, orthodox Doukhobors finally asked for action. Extra constables hustled to the fertile Kootenay Valley. The bag by week's end: 14 Sons of Freedom arrested, seven sent to jail for terms ranging from six months to a year...