Word: fair
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...election of a New-Fair Deal son of a famous father as mayor of New York immediately increased the speculation that the Democratic candidate for governor of the Empire State next year may well be another New-Fair Deal son: Franklin D. Roosevelt...
...military: Can an officer who broke, whatever the treatment he got, be allowed to go back to command of troops or even to a desk job? The professionals' answer: no. The Pentagon intends to move slowly and cautiously in these cases, seeking a rule that will be fair to individuals who broke under duress and at the same time preserve the integrity of the services. The civilian heads of the military establishments have still to make up their minds what should be done. The military men have reached their own decision...
With such defensive strength in the starting backfield, it might be expected that the Bruins could get by with only a fair line. Thompson starred for the Bruin freshmen last year, playing behind a weak forward wall. But, except for the ends, the Brown varsity line provides a balance of power between offense and defense similar to that of the backfield...
...hatred of Franklin D. Roosevelt has never abated, O'Donnell nevertheless wrote that "Ike's relations with the press . . . are not as effective as those of Roosevelt or ... Harry Truman [and] the relations of Ike's Cabinet members with the [press] are bad-very bad." Added Fair Dealing Columnist Marquis Childs: "Many working newspapermen [complain] that the flow of news has been greatly reduced in recent months . . . Whether [the new order] will achieve the desired end is open to question . . . The negative step of removing restrictions [on classified information] is not enough. There must be a positive...
...lasts only six months to a year and a half could be called a recession. To Nathan, depression means 7,000,000 to 8,000,000 unemployed (v. 1,200,000 today); recession means 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 unemployed for six to 18 months. Another New-Fair Dealer, Economist Leon Keyserling, describes a recession as a "short-run downturn of moderate or even large proportions." The Commerce Department's Under Secretary Walter Williams talks darkly of the time when "soft spots merge and a breakthrough is imminent." Treasury's Deputy Secretary Randolph Burgess is precise...