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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Would Be Astonished." The hearing lasted 43 minutes and was followed by some confusion. Indiana's Republican U.S. Senator William E. Jenner saw "inconsistencies" in the testimony. Despite Jenner, New York Republican leaders still thought that Javits was their best bet. And if they dumped him, the G.O.P. leaders feared that they would be open to charges of antiSemitism. This could be dangerous in New York City and in other areas where the Jewish vote is substantial. Some Republican leaders worried about the long-distance effect in Philadelphia, where a shift of the Jewish vote against the Republicans might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Trial of Jacob Javits | 9/17/1956 | See Source »

Some people in Americus were shocked. Others said: "I'll bet those queer nigger-lovers did it themselves. We ought to run them out of the county...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Embattled Fellowship Farm | 9/17/1956 | See Source »

...whether the plays and players look as good on the boards as they promise on paper. But with the curtain about to rise on the 1956-57 season, the only thing Broadway seemed to lack was enough theaters to go around for all the shows that producers want to bet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: The New Season | 9/10/1956 | See Source »

Wisconsin. Despite lack of Administration support, 72-year-old Alexander Wiley is a good bet in a bitter Sept.11 primary against Organization Candidate Glenn Davis, should win over the victor of the Democratic primary (Henry Maier v. Elliot Walstead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: THE TIGHTEST SENATE RACES | 9/3/1956 | See Source »

...best bet is still Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life, which hands out only a few hundred dollars but is a top-rated giveaway, thanks largely to Groucho himself, who proves that the test of a good giveaway may not be just how much is taken home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: The Big Money | 9/3/1956 | See Source »

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