Word: happeners
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Alice In Wonderland. Freshman Douglas stood his ground. He was as solid as any man for civil rights. But, he cried, "What would happen if we adopted the Bricker amendment? The answer is very simple. It would inevitably defeat the whole housing bill itself . . . It is no idle mind reading when I say that the adoption of his amendment would not win over the junior Senator from Ohio to support of the bill which he so sincerely dislikes . . . Senators will probably remember the passage in Alice in Wonderland describing the smile of the Cheshire Cat, which continued after...
...CRIMSON clockers have ben at the track daily this past week to check the times of the starters. The field as a whole shows good conformation, especially around the fetlocks. The track is fast and there is no telling what is liable to happen. One veteran fan commented, "With the form I have seem around here this week I would hate to have to make a choice...
Justice Burton was solidly behind his colleague. "I used to play some ball my self, and I think Lionel is one of the hottest prospects in years. It shouldn't happen to any ballplayers--for they are the last of our clean, healthy, upstanding American youth in this day of dissipation...
Political action of labor organizations in the United States were raked by the speaker. Labor groups have had easy political decisions to make during the New Deal, he asserted, but he asked, "What will happen when labor groups must choose between a Harding...
...first week, Ruppel fired Articles Editor Walter Ross and Art Director Tony Palazzo. (Said Palazzo: "It was only the second time I spoke to the guy. The first time was when we were introduced.") Fiction Editor Kenneth Littauer hadn't waited to see what would happen; when he heard Ruppel was coming, he went...