Word: argumentation
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...charge against myself." Asked Prosecutor Vishinsky: "Did you, Zinoviev, organize the Terrorists?" "Yes." "Did you plot the death of Kirov?"- "Yes." "Did you organize the plan to kill Stalin?" "Yes. I am guilty of every charge in the indictment." A few minutes later two other prisoners became tangled in argument with each other as both were rapidly confessing. A third prisoner named Bakayev, a bearded figure in a khaki blouse, arose and loudly interrupted, "I know that Zinoviev ordered his own secretary to kill Stalin!" Said Zinoviev: "I acknowledge that." "The secretary," breathlessly continued Bakayev, "instead of killing Stalin killed...
...bred John H. Baker, the banker-trained executive-director of the National Association of Audubon Societies when, last fortnight, the U. S. Biological Survey announced through President Roosevelt that this year, like last, there will be a 30-day open season for duckshooting. Using the Drought as his prime argument, Director Baker had been trying to have duckshooting suspended entirely until the birds can breed up to their oldtime numbers. Using reports from its field agents as evidence, the Survey had concluded that while U. S. breeding areas were affected, Drought had not touched the ducks in their vast northern...
...first full-length book. Between chapters devoted to Selma's early years her observations on the small-town marriages around her, her first experiences with men, Author Van Etten flashes back to pictures of Selma and Gardner going on with their quarrel about the fox, their deeper argument about getting married...
After an acrid hearing Circuit Judge Walter Morris Dinwiddie took the case under advisement. Last week he turned down NAACP's argument, flatly refused to issue an order compelling the University of Missouri to admit Blackamoor Gaines. Granted an appeal to Missouri's Supreme Court, NAACP Attorney Sidney Redmond barked: "We're all set for a long, hard fight...
...hardest time. Edna, Tom's wife, hated her and always made her feel that she was in the way in the kitchen. Her two big overgrown sons picked on Phyllis' little girl. Her husband felt bitter at Ralph for losing his place, and in an argument about whose place was lost first, the brothers got into a fight. Old Grandpa Young kept saying ineffectually that he was not going to have this contention in his house, never did have it and never would, at last wrote to Harvey for help. Just then Harvey appeared, out of work, with...