Word: controlling
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...private funds can't do the job, we should examine seriously the question of federal scholarships," Bahn stated. Although warning of government control over "who shall teach and what shall be taught," Bahn said. "A slowly- developed, carefully-considered program of federal scholarships, such as that advocated by President Conant, in his 'Education in a Divided World," merits our serious consideration...
Perhaps publication of all the names was beyond anyone's control-but that was small consolation to the people accused. Some may have been Communists as charged, some innocent. But none had his day in court to make the convincing reply that fair play entitled...
...much experience at settling strikes. Last week the commandants of the three Western powers pitched in to help the Russians get an agreement. The strikers are demanding all of their pay in West marks because most of them live and work in the Western sectors. The Russians, who control the entire city rail transit system, have offered 60% of the workers' pay in West marks. Last week Ernst Reuter, Socialist Mayor of (West) Berlin, appeared at a strike meeting and offered to add 15% from city funds to the Russian offer. He told the strikers that the U.S., British...
...hand and had to be pulled back into line by two Guards officers. Elizabeth's Winston, pestered by a swarm of thunder flies, began to curvet alarmingly. The King looked around anxiously as his daughter, trimly uniformed as a Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, brought her mount under control. The King walked over to congratulate Elizabeth on her horsemanship. The only other near-casualty reported was a drummer who fainted in the heat and lost his hat. His flanking comrades held him erect until the show was over...
...number of superficially contented men and women . . . and I maintain they are dangerous. Personally, I am glad to say there are a lot of things today with which I am not contented ... I am not contented with the road system in Newbury . . . nor do I like the control of mosquitoes ... I am not contented with the Boston & Maine Railroad . . . nor do I like the way poison ivy keeps growing near my house...