Word: favored
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...first demonstrated the vulnerability of the Republican organization grown fat, arrogant and corrupt. With the help of the Grundy machine, Duff was elected governor in 1946-and was one of the state's ablest. A major reason for his success was his refusal to show fear or favor toward the machine that demanded both. The breakup was swift and spectacular: Duff's Senate election in 1950 was almost as bitter to the Old Guardsmen as Democrat Joe Clark's Philadelphia mayoralty win in 1951 or Democrat George Leader's gubernatorial victory...
...tell the people of that state that they should "dump" Senator George, because he refused to obey F.D.R. and pack the Supreme Court. Mr. Eisenhower believes in trying to convince Congressional leaders of the wisdom of his proposed legislation, but he refuses to pass that legislation either through intimidation, favor-giving, or any form of coercion. It is true that some very worthy pieces of legislation have been defeated in this last session of Congress, but that is the price we must pay for our Constitutional concept of separation of powers...
...goal, scored only one-half second before the end of the first half, gave the freshman soccer team a 2 to 1 victory over Nichols Junior College yesterday. The referee questioned whether Al Butzel's goal was completed before the timekeeper fired his gun, but decided in the Yardlings' favor...
Foreign Scapegoats. Tariffs have been halved in the past generation, Bidwell acknowledged, and an increasing majority of U.S. businessmen favor still more slicing. However, Bidwell observed, "when business is bad, American firms are tempted to make a scapegoat of foreign competition, although their difficulties may have arisen principally from domestic causes...
...skin would inspire the powerful Southern Democratic congressional leaders to ignore him. Saund men see to it that the portions of Imperial Valley populated by Protestant Texans and Oklahomans know that Jackie is a Roman Catholic, and Saund asks how Jackie can oppose Government supports for farm prices and favor them for uranium (in which Floyd Odium is one of the nation's biggest investors...