Word: herman
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Inside Herman...
...South, politicians fulminated against the Supreme Court and made plans to circumvent its rulings. Among the first and loudest in the field of protest were Georgia's Governor Marvin Griffin and ex-Governor Herman Talmadge. Cried Griffin: "Comingling of the races in Georgia state parks and recreation areas will not be permitted or tolerated ... I can make the clear declaration that the state will get out of the park business before allowing a breakdown in segregation in the intimacy of the playground." Said Talmadge: "I think the court of last resort is the people, and if the people...
...some time Georgia's Herman Talmadge has cast a covetous eye on the U.S. Senate seat that Walter George has occupied with distinction for 33 years. But 77-year-old Senator George likes it where he is. As a result, Talmadge, frustrated, has been bouncing around Georgia, squirting furtive jets of venom in Walter George's direction, but not quite daring an open, all-out attack...
Last week Herman continued his spray attack with a 79-page book, You and Segregation, which, while avoiding direct mention of Walter George, nevertheless emphasized the fact that Author Talmadge is a far more violent critic of the Supreme Court's desegregation decision than Senator George, who has made a career out of moderation...
...Herman Wouk's current best-seller, as shown by a number of reviews, is a novel to praise indiscriminately or to ignore fully. Those who praise it do so because it is an affirmation of mid-twentieth century American morals and values. Those who despite it seem to think that American morals and values are not worth affirming. Between these two critical poles lies poor Marjorie Morning-star, a mediocre-to-good contemporary novel, whose one distinction is its affirmative tone. This seems like a fairly shoddy critical standard. It we are "anti-affirmative" we cross off conventioal morals...