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...persistent questions of the committee chairman concerning their alleged Communist Party affiliations. "I could answer your question," Ring Lardner told the committee, "but I'd hate myself in the morning." Since Communist Party membership was not illegal, the ten argued - with good reason - that such inquiries were in flagrant breach of the First Amendment. They stood, accordingly, on their rights, until it became clear that they did not have many. Trumbo, shrewd and charming, is the cornerstone of the film. When asked whether he would have behaved differently if he could have anticipated the consequences, he answers immediately...
...down to four with about five minutes to play. Then forward Nate Davis tried to slam-dunk the ball on a fast break, only to have Rogers get in his way in an attempt to draw a charging foul. Davis hit the dunk, and Rogers was charged with a flagrant foul. Both free throws were good, and The Crimson was never close after that...
...company accused the five of "serious strike misconduct" and "flagrant assault on property...
...Flagrant Misuse. But the other children sometimes make it terribly difficult for their handicapped classmates to fit in. Such was the case in Alexandria, Va., when, after two months of taunts and loneliness at Bishop Ireton High School, hyperactive Bobby Gorman, 16, hanged himself in the basement of his home last November...
...flagrant use of illegal tactics to break the strike, the company tried last summer to deny to workers vacation pay earned before the strike began. Only imminent legal action against the company moved Cambion to pay the wages after a delay of 2 1/2 months. Throughout the strike the only contract offer by Cambion has been the one made the night before the strike began. The company has refused to bargain, despite the union's willingness to alter its proposals and to submit to binding arbitration...