Word: boatful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Without one direct word of criticism of Tom Dewey, Harold Stassen made it clear that he thought Dewey had missed the boat by not "talking the issues through to the people." The election, said Stassen, thus was not really a defeat of a "liberal Republican program," because such a program had never really been presented to the people. The Stassen formula: "We need to rebuild the party from the people on up . . .to present a warm and humanitarian approach to the people...
...those who couldn't or didn't know that it was more beautiful than the Rhine, the Hudson, with its cliffs and vistas, was still a sight for city dwellers' sore eyes. Picnickers dropped off at Indian Point or Bear Mountain at noon, took a downriver boat back to New York in the early evening...
Dunster's football team came close yesterday, but couldn't quite make the boat, as Calhoun College squeaked through with a 7-6 win in one of the closest House games of the afternoon...
...Caption on a full-page picture of Torn Dewey in LIFE, Nov. 1: THE NEXT PRESIDENT TRAVELS BY FERRY BOAT OVER THE BROAD WATERS OF SAN FRANCISCO...
...between its collegiate matches the Crimson will enter "A," "B" and "C" squads in the metropolitan league, which plays daily matches and consists of such power-laden local teams as the Harvard Club, University Club, and Union Boat Club...