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Word: know (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...cloaked in don't-quote-me anonymity, a member of Congress rarely admits that a major national problem totally baffles him. But on Capitol Hill these days, lawmakers are confessing bafflement in the face of the massive and growing farm-subsidy scandal. "I admit I don't know what should be done," says a don't-quote-me G.O.P. wheat-state Senator. Vermont's George Aiken, ranking Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee and longtime farm policy specialist, shakes his head in confessed bewilderment. Louisiana's Allen Ellender, Agriculture Committee chairman, mutters, "I wish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AGRICULTURE: Stumped Experts | 3/2/1959 | See Source »

...would think about such a march, President Eisenhower countered with a rare gibe: "I don't see any good to come out of any such demonstration. I believe that news item came out of Puerto Rico. There people must be on the sunny beaches; I don't know whether they are going to march from there over to this foggy Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Duress in the Sun | 3/2/1959 | See Source »

...Steven V. Carter, 43, of Leon, Iowa, listed his 19-year-old son Steven as his public-relations assistant, at a salary of $11,872.26 a year. Steve's job, explained Congressman Carter proudly, is to "take care of the folks who come in from Iowa, let them know what I'm doing, help them enjoy themselves." Young Carter, a part-time prelaw student at nearby George Washington University, insists that he puts in 40 hours a week on the job-although his morning class schedule scarcely permits him to get to the office much before noon-adds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: All in the Family | 3/2/1959 | See Source »

Back at their farm, the Krals waited for a verdict-due after briefs are filed late this month-and Tommy Kral boasted to a visitor: "Sir, I want you to know I'm reading a book only 13-and 14-year-olds read...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: School for Tommy | 3/2/1959 | See Source »

...They seemed to know each other's moves from the start," says Pilous of his veterans. "It's a form of mental telepathy. They can crisscross and drop a puck, and they can crisscross and not drop it, and they won't get fouled up." Lindsay's aggressive play (he is the most penalized player in the league) and Sloan's playmaking brought Litzenberger to life. At week's end he was within four points of leading the league in individual scoring. Pilous figures his Pappy Line is still young enough to stay together...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Pappy Line | 3/2/1959 | See Source »

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