Word: flanagan
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Father Fitzpatrick somehow reminded me of Father Flanagan of Boys Town, who once uttered that classic absurdity: "There are no bad boys...
...were that boy," says B.U.'s Field Events Coach Ed Flanagan, "I'd figure on the high jump in next year's Olympics, the jump and the hurdles in the next one, the decathlon in his prime. He won't even get to his prime until he's maybe 30 -a good dozen years...
...appointing Flanagan to another executive position, Eisenhower is again insulting the honesty of the Civil Service and of the Federal Government. The American public is no longer gullible as a Freshman, but it would like to believe that some effort is being made to prevent obviously dishonest men from holding Federal office...
...July, when Flanagan's appointment came up before the Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee, the Committee's questioning disclosed the fact that he had made at least fifteen dishonest statements on his Civil Service applications. Flanagan admitted these dishonesties. Although the Committee and the Senate as a whole obviously did not favor Flanagan's nomination, Adams was determined to push his appointment through Congress. The White House was saved this embarrassing effort when Flanagan resigned, "for the good of the Republican Party...
...apparently because the Flanagan case did not receive a national press, Eisenhower thinks he can still find Flanagan a place on his team. Ike recently appointed Flanagan as Assistant to Albert Cole, Federal Housing and Home Finance Administrator...