Word: fair
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Khrushchev himself laid out the theme in a shrewdly conceived speech delivered at the opening of the British Industries Fair in Birmingham. He began by flexing Russia's muscles. He had noticed that in the streets there were "a few, a very few, placards against us and a few cries. One man even shook his fist at me. My return gesture was this [Khrushchev shook his own fist], and we both understood each other...
...wedding day burst fair and warm; Margaret Truman walked out of the 91-year-old house a last time on the arm of her ever-punctual, this time solemn father. A crowd had circled the Truman gate to admire her gown of antique Venetian lace, pale beige in color because "white doesn't become me." Margaret paused to smile at them, then ducked into a limousine for the five-minute, six-block journey to Trinity Church. "She looks beautiful, Mr. Truman," called a voice from the crowd. "Thank you, thank you very much," said the farther of the bride...
...have found, and I believe that most of those who are members of Congressional committees will agree, that where fair procedures are followed the investigations are most effective. It is essential to be extremely careful in this field, where a man's reputation can be destroyed by accusations of Communist affiliation, to distinguish between an individual who is a voluntary participant in the Communist conspiracy and one who innocently may have had contact with it. It is altogether possible that a completely loyal American might have joined a well-concealed Communist front or even two. When he joins...
...campus leaders, are often looked down on by fellow students as hired freaks. "They're supposed to play ball and that's all," explained a campus poet. Despite these disadvantages, the muscular young men of 'Bama have put up with their lot, accepting it as a fair price to pay for a degree and the quick fame of the sports pages...
Master Gordon M. Fair of Dunster House, one of the Faculty sponsors of Inter-House Debating, presented, in lieu of the absent trophy, a certificate of award to Roger D. Irle '56 who with teammates, Thomas Bergin '57, and David Levinson formed the winning Dunster team...