Word: cite
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Though Furry was retained by the Corporation last May, the case could be put into question any day should McCarthy carry through his threat to cite him for contempt...
Professors throughout the country realized last month that government investigating committees meant threats of contempt citations seriously. On May 11, the House voted unanimously to cite for contempt nine witnesses who refused to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee...
...Frankly . . . we do resent being treated as moderately wayward children, wantonly ignorant of the most elementary historical, cultural, and philosophical truths. Permit me to cite a few instances, with names deleted and subjects disguised, but in no measure overdrawn...
Those who oppose the age lowering cite the lack of agitation to show that the 18-year-old is not ready for the vote. Yet this apparent apathy can be used in one of the strongest arguments for giving him suffrage. Low polling turnouts, so common in this country, indicate that for many citizens an interest in political matters never comes. Its lack is evident not only in vote totals, but also in the popular opinion that politics and government are "dirty" occupations...
Interviewed in Paris by the New York Herald Tribune's Art Buchwald, Author-Artist Ludwig (Father, Dear Father) Bemelmans told about his shrewd idea for luring patrons to a bar he has just opened on the He de la Cite. His plot: "It is my intention to plant some homing pigeons at the [square] in front of the Cathedral of Notre Dame. I''II clip their wings so they can't fly, but will have to walk home. When all the tourists who come to see the cathedral and feed the pigeons start following my birds...