Word: isn
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...root of the first problem, which is primarily financial, is the basic human frailty expressed in the old saying: "The doctor is always paid last." Put in more modern terms, it was summed up by a prominent California physician: "The average patient isn't for socialized medicine until he gets his bill...
...years old, and it seems likely that after the experiment with a young coach the Administration may turn toward an older man. This is especially true in the present situation because it is commonly felt that authorities want a man who knows what he is getting into and isn't afraid of a few lean years...
Even this isn't up to the latest in cereal box design. The new emphasis is on audience participation. What look like multi-colored Rorschach ink-blots with a fringe of tabs on the backs of boxes turn out to be pieces marked out for constructing models. There are Roman chariots (one is advised to use sticks of macaroni for the axles), county fair grounds, and a Northwest Mounted Police Headquarters and Assayers office...
...place, only a minor part of the picture really concerns itself with Cardinal Mindszenty. There are long and dreary ideological dialogues between a Russian Army Colonel and a dewy-eyed young lady who plays the Hungarian National Anthem as a diversion. When this young lady, acted by Bonita Granville, isn't playing the piano she relieves herself of such pronouncements as, "Is it an act of treason to fall in love?" She is in love, incidentally, with the Colonel who does nothing but spout party line in a monotone throughout...
...each week. Despite the lateness of the broadcast hour, at least one item on every show will be aimed "directly at kids," who are the primary target of youth-minded Jackie Robinson. Each show will end on a nonsports note. Sample: "In order to love your own country, it isn't necessary to hate others...