Word: benches
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Twenty-seven years ago dusty, somnolent little Whitney, Tex. (pop. 2,000) became the recipient of a homely but extremely functional civic improvement: Druggist D. ("Doctor Dee") Scarborough installed a pine bench in the shade outside his store. The bench soon became as integral a part of Whitney's life as the Plaza in Santa Fe or Fountain Square in Cincinnati...
...Penknife, I Think." This week dapper John George Haigh himself walked jauntily up to the bench in a Lewes courtroom to plead "not guilty" to the charge of premeditated murder laid against him. He did not, however, deny the killings...
Next day, a squall broke over the head of Judge Samuel H. Kaufman. California's Representative Richard M. Nixon demanded an investigation "to determine his fitness to serve on the bench." Cried Nixon: "His prejudice for the defense and against the prosecution was so obvious and apparent that the jury's 8-to-4 vote for conviction frankly came as a surprise to me." Illinois' Freshman Congressman Harold Velde, an ex-FBI agent, joined in: he cited six specific examples* of Judge Kaufman's actions which he said "bordered on misconduct." Nixon thought the Un-American...
...question of Judge Kaufman's conduct had been raised during the trial, but had been muted in the press for fear of causing a mistrial. Part of the criticism could be traced to Judge Kaufman's own history. New on the federal bench, he had been put in charge of the calendar for May (a rotating position) and had assigned himself to the Hiss trial. He had been recommended for a judgeship by Tammany Hall and by Bronx Boss Ed Flynn; nominated by Harry Truman, and confirmed by the 81st Congress-though Kaufman was refused endorsement...
Last week, to the delight of Joe DiMaggio and of U.S. baseball in general, the doctors gave him the green light; Joe was ready to take his turn at bat again. Outfielder DiMaggio, down to a lithe, trim 195, put on his uniform and went to the bench with the team. Exuberantly, he wrestled with Teammate Charlie Keller, clowned with Phil Rizzuto, scuffled with other teammates. Nobody had ever seen reserved, 34-year-old Joe act so coltish...