Word: heard
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...freshman and senior year. Suddenly, people weren't ashamed to go to church or to say they believed in God. It was like the lifting of a veil." Dean Horton, who we imagine played no small part in the veil-lifting, (and who, for those who have never heard of him, is Dean of the Divinty School) says, "This is the day of the Church, a dangerous day--when everyone speaks well of you. We at Harvard must be there with a word of warning and a word of encouragement." This is the text below of a benevolent picture...
Cannot the voice of the people be heard by our lawmakers? A defeat of the Neuberger bill [calling for federal controls over billboards] will be another victory for the powerful lobby of national outdoor advertising. This interstate highway system will be another line in the aging face of America...
...group of Congressmen to witness at Army expense a military demonstration at Fort Knox, Ky. Brucker also passed the word that the affair would be held the same weekend as the nearby Kentucky Derby. Result: Brucker hastily canceled the invitation after a budget-cutting howl that could be heard all the way to Churchill Downs...
...next eleven months Miss Moore heard nothing more. Then, on Nov. 8, 1956, Wallace dropped Poetess Moore a short note: "We have chosen a name out of the more than 6,000-odd candidates that we gathered. It fails somewhat of the resonance, gaiety and zest we were seeking. But it has a personal dignity and meaning to many of us here. Our name, dear Miss Moore, is-Edsel...
...Parkman coming up the street towards the school at about 1:30 p.m., after which he went about his chores. When he had cleaned most of the other labs in the building, he tried to get into Webster's lab, but found all the doors locked, and heard someone moving about inside. He thought this strange, and thought it even stranger that Webster left by a little-used rear exit, leaving water running in his locked...