Word: baits
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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While exposing the mother's schemes, the picture also purports to expose the corruption of amateur tennis. Mother Trevor and a smooth promoter (Carleton G. Young) use Sally's growing fame as bait not only for a free tour through the best hotels of two continents, but also for the commercial endorsements that pay for flashy automobiles and mink coats...
...listing was obviously bait for every U.S. family with a son reported missing in Korea, since it was the only way the names of prisoners come out. The Chinese Reds have refused to turn over names of prisoners to the International Red Cross, as required by the Geneva Convention (which Peking won't ratify...
...asked constantly: "Have you consulted Franklin? What does he think of it?" Bond finally went to Benjamin Franklin, and it was well that he did. Foxy Ben Franklin conceived the idea of matching private subscriptions with public funds; he lured both citizens and legislators with the bait that the others would put up equal sums. It worked...
...General (correct title: Lincoln Finds a General). President Folk's diary was interesting, too, and so was Washington's. Why, during the Civil War, said Student Truman, a Senate committee got hold of General Meade and used him like a pickpocket. The reporters leaped at the bait. Did that mean "General MacArthur was likely to be used as a pickpocket?" He was making no inferences, said Harry Truman, just pointing out that history had a way of repeating itself...
...argument did not settle a question which deeply troubles the U.S. press. But it did throw a light into the heart of the matter. The columns, for all their faults, are good reader bait, and at their best, often give news and views that the mine-run newsman does not produce; they will continue to be popular as long as editors rely on them for the work their staffs are unable...