Word: isn
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Honor. "The death of my boy," said his father, "distinctly makes a liar out of Paul Robeson and others who have said the Negro will not fight for our country. Those. . . who have felt that the Negro is a second-class citizen must know in their hearts that it isn...
...isn't the Champs Elys...
...want their play to fit. There is neither continuity of style, content, nor emotional response. The dialogue and situations are ostensibly comic until the denouement, when a WAVE falls asleep on the job, causes the death of five aviators including her husband, and ultimately commits suicide. Of course it isn't really a tragedy since for some reason this convinces Washington of the necessity of long-range rescue planes. But one can't help feeling that it's too bad anyway...
...Syracuse, N.Y., doctors reported widespread "TV tummy" among moppet televiewers. Early symptoms: closing of eyes at too-exciting moments and running out of the room "until the bad man isn't on the screen any more." Later symptoms: cramps and pains due to stomach spasms, often resulting in needless X-ray examinations for appendicitis...
...recently was raised from $55,000 to $70,000. How did Moreell justify this raise under the circumstances? "Phil," cried Moreell, who is personally fond of Murray, "that is one of the best things I have done!" Snapped Murray: "If it's good for Mr. Austin, why isn't it good for Joe Doakes? . . . Now Admiral, do you think that Mrs. Celinsky, over on the South Side, gets any more groceries in her market basket as a result of Mr. Austin's wage increases?" Moreell stoutly insisted that all of his employees, including the husband...