Word: bans
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Within his small maneuvering room, Butler faces opposition from the gunboat imperialists in his own ranks whose spokesman is Press Lord Beaverbrook; they are outraged by the recent pact with Japan, which allowed small quantities of Japanese textiles into Britain and lifted the ban on Japanese goods in the colonies. To those who cry that his policy is breaking up the Commonwealth, Rab retorts: "The Empire boys underestimate my intense belief in the Commonwealth. I believe it has resources which will make your eyes pop out. But this is 1954, not 1904. Australia, Canada, South Africa will not be denied...
Even with a ban on spring practice, the problems of football crop up at strangely unseasonal times. All through the winter, for example, the inequities of ticket distribution have plagued the H.A.A. and, judging from the number of groups investigating the situation, the ticket question will probably still be unanswered this springs...
...only real tension at the meeting stemmed not from world conflicts but from earlier protests by the American Legion and a number of threatening phone calls to Dean Watson seeking to force the University to ban Lattimore's appearance. The threats resulted in no action of any sort at the meeting. Lattimore is awaiting trial on four counts of perjury in testimony before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee...
...Browder battle grew in intensity through the week. By Friday the Massachusetts Civil Liberties Committee had added their prestige to the forces opposing the University's ban. The issue was brought to a head over the weekend when four Harvard professors, Arthur N. Holcombe, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Kirtley F. Mather, and David W. Prall protested the ruling and asked the Corporation to reconsider. The Attorney General of the United States, Frank Murphy, joined in the growing protest to the ruling...
...ban on what Russia calls "Fascist, militaristic and other organizations," which are hostile to "democracy...