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...Children's Friend. During the press conference Angus Cameron and Albert Kahn walked around the room shaking their heads sadly, with Kahn muttering "jeez" whenever a newsman asked a harsh question. There were many such questions. Does Matusow think the Communist Party is a conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. Government? Answer: "I have not found a conspiracy in the Communist Party." If Matusow knows the names of people who really are Communists, will he identify them? Answer: "It's not my business to go around knocking people, discrediting people." Is Matusow planning to skip the country? Answer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: False Witness | 2/14/1955 | See Source »

...detested everything he stood for. I opposed what he was doing, and that on further acquaintance I felt almost certain that I would hate his guts. Furthermore, what the blazes was his idea in keeping me waiting in this sweaty town. The Senator from Wisconsin remarked thoughtfully that 'Jeez, this was straight shooting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Cassandra of the Mirror | 10/11/1954 | See Source »

...About 11 o'clock," said ex-Paratrooper Jack Greagor in Los Angeles, "a guy pulls in for gas. I filled him up and he leaned out and said, 'Did you hear about the King dying?' I knew right then who he meant. Jeez, I was surprised. And kind of stunned. I remember when he inspected us in England. You can't help feeling sorry for the man. The Princess inspected us too, when she was in uniform herself. She just walked down the line in those god-awful brown stockings, just as big as life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Crown & Constitution | 2/18/1952 | See Source »

Willie had quite a few ideas on morality. When asked about the "mob," he shot back: "People are mobs that makes 6% more on the dollar than anybody else does," and added: "Jeez, everything is a racket today. The stock market is a racket. Why not make everything legal?" The audience laughed and Willie was pleased...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: Willing Willie | 12/25/1950 | See Source »

...altogether idle. When he plays cards, he never loses. "It's fantastic the luck I have. It's that way with anything I want to try-I'm the champ. I'm the champ shot of the Guardia National, didja know that? Pistol or rifle. Jeez, I never miss, it seems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NICARAGUA: I'm the Champ | 11/15/1948 | See Source »

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