Word: furor
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...could impart no special information on "The Meaning of Geneva," they were genuinely curious about what he would have to say. Whig-Clio undoubtedly was interested to some degree in the publicity of a Hiss appearance, but of course had no notion that it would create such an unfortunate furor...
Ronnie quietly skated his best amid the furor, then decided to leave all future amateur hassles behind. For a guarantee of $100,000, he signed a two-year contract with John Harris' Ice Capades...
...discovered that a woman in Pueblo lived an earlier life in Ireland in the 1800s?" Replied Newsman Barker: "Hell, yes." He wrote the story. Empire ran it in three installments as "The Strange Search for Bridey Murphy," and letters from 10,000 readers gave a glimpse of the national furor to come...
...furor over the Lucy case, one thing seemed certain. The N.A.A.C.P. was fighting a united and determined opposition in Alabama, and it could ill afford either the tactlessness or the impatience it has shown in some of its recent actions. Yet there also seemed to be a good deal in what Lawyer Thurgood Marshall said when he insisted that neither Autherine Lucy nor the N.A.A.C.P. were the real losers of this latest round. "You," he told a reporter, "and other American citizens have lost...
...recent proposal that the Students for Eisenhower join the Political Forum precipitated somewhat of a furor among a number of the members of the former organization. Several, yielding to the rule of emotion, promptly stated that if the proposal were passed they would resign. To these people I can offer no arguments; their minds are closed. However, I would like to address myself to those members of SFE who have open minds and to the student body in general...