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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Pepper points to his years at Law School as the origin of his politics. With a brief nod to the merits of the Case System, he claims his greatest gain was "a capacity for hard work, a sentiment and appreciation of what it means to get the facts...

Author: By Selig S. Harrison, | Title: On the Record---Pepper Assails 'Red' Hysteria, Sees Labor Holding Gains | 4/12/1947 | See Source »

Meanwhile, secondary school students throughout the country who are seeking to gain entrance to Harvard and other major colleges will take the College Entrance Examinations Saturday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Admission Office Receives Flood of Applications for Entrance Next Fall | 4/8/1947 | See Source »

...drive to increase ex-GI subsistence allowances will be started by the Harvard Chapter of the AVC tonight. The University Chapter hopes to gain support from students for a pressure campaign on the Congress...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AVC Canvasses Tonight in Attempt To Gain Backing for Subsistence Bill | 3/24/1947 | See Source »

Representatives of two chapter committees will visit student rooms tonight, including Harvardevens, the Hotel Brunswisk, and Harvard Way Extension, in an attempt to gain support for their campaign. The Chapter will request that students send individual letters to the members of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, explaining individual cases which might aid passage of the bill...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AVC Canvasses Tonight in Attempt To Gain Backing for Subsistence Bill | 3/24/1947 | See Source »

...greatest public service, in the minds of many Georgians, has been its de-emphasis of advertising. After 17 prosperous years of broadcasting commercials, the station still gets along with a one-man sales department. Says Manager Outler: "If you gain the confidence of your community, all you need in your sales department is a wide transom over the door and a big basket under the transom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Local Stations Please Copy | 3/24/1947 | See Source »

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