Word: forthe
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Barnett's first acts as Governor will be a conference with his particular hero, Arkansas' Governor Orval Faubus and like-minded Southern segregationists. "I am going to put forth every effort,'' he promised, "to organize Southern Governors to create and crystallize public opinion throughout the nation with reference to our traditions and Southern way of life." Crowed State Democratic Chairman Bidwell Adam after the election: "I want to say I'm thankful to God that Ross Barnett has saved Mississippi...
...turn out two new books. The first, Mr. Citizen, to be published next March, will express Truman's general views on today's world. The other, still untitled, but set for publication a year later, will be addressed to U.S. youth (10 to 16), and will set forth what junior citizens should know about U.S. history. Explained Author Truman of the latter project: "I hope to correct what I believe are some serious misconceptions of our past, particularly with respect to our Presidents, public men and military leaders...
...characteristics of the behavior of radio waves might be the key to a simple and reliable long-range detection system. Since both the ionosphere and the surface of the earth will deflect radio signals, a transmitter can angle its beam upward and the broad waves will carom back and forth between ground and sky as they proceed to circle the earth. Each deflection sends back an echo to the home transmitter, and this "back-scattering" was the phenomenon that attracted Thaler...
...Tomorrow and Tomorrow and So Forth, a male high-school teacher is drawn into an unconscious rivalry with a bright boy in the class over the prettiest girl. When the teacher intercepts a soppy note written by the girl saying that she loves him, he is touched and elated. His joy is short-lived. It turns out that the bright boy has coached the girl to guy all the male teachers with the same note. Friends from Philadelphia gives a self-made man with culture gnawing at his pride the chance to score off his Ivy elitenik neighbors with...
...Very good. Very, very good. You have done well. Here is your degree." The venerable professor offered the young man his blessing: "Now go forth into the world and search forever for your lost youth...