Word: attacks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...much about his biggest headache: civil rights. Already Illinois' liberal Democrat Paul Douglas and Minnesota's Hubert Humphrey had teamed up with Republican Liberals Jacob Javits of New York and Cliff Case of New Jersey to poll all senatorial candidates on a plan to attack Rule 22, the South's license to stop all civil-rights legislation by filibuster. Douglas & Co. could count 41 votes for abolition of Rule 22 as the first order of Senate business, figured they were well within sight of a thunderous victory that would curl the hair of aging Dixiecrats...
Smoother Operation. Beyond civil rights lay other troubles for both Johnson and House Speaker Sam Rayburn: with the big Northern and Western majorities, such mossbacked committee chairmen as House Rules Committee Boss Howard Smith of Virginia are likely to find themselves under many an organized floor attack from their own party...
...season, will replace Lawson at right half, and Don Gerety is also likely to see action at this position. Yovicsin yesterday labeled Gerety "the best pass receiver on the team," and he may well be used to bolster the Crimson's attack...
...varsity can continue today the fourth quarter attack it showed against B.U., Brown will not have a chance. In Wednesday's final period, the Crimson poured seven goals through a bewildered Terrier defense in the varsity's best offensive showing of the year...
...first two and a half quarters of the game, Munro played his second team against the Terriers and while the Crimson usually pressed the attack, B.U. managed to score on a break at 10:45 of the second period. The Terriers Bill Robinson, who had had three previous breakaways earlier in the game, finally scored on this one as he beat varsity goalie Bill Forbush to the ball...