Word: label
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Brahms: Concerto in D (Ossy Renardy, violin, with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Charles Münch conducting; London FFRR-full frequency recording range-formerly the "English Decca" label, 10 sides). Young U.S. Violinist Renardy starts out with thrilling intensity of tone but never seems able to relax, even with the backing of this fine orchestra. Recording: excellent...
...President, in his weekly press conference, had another label to stick on the investigations of Communist activities, which he once called a red herring. This time it was "hysteria...
...will not continue with the label 'Unitarian' if it cannot include Christianity. We must go forward to bring Christianity to every Unitarian Church...
...wear sale at Filene's bargain basement. Filene's had been getting ready for 36 months, by picking up slow-selling lots of merchandise (men's suits, topcoats and overcoats) from other stores. It had everything from $65 suits with John Wanamaker's label to bulky lumps of cheap woolens. Last week it put close to 6,000 garments on sale. Price: $11 each...
...proportional representation is "Un-American" because it "does away with the two party system," and PR "accentuates minorities." They refer to the fact that under PR all citizens vote on all city Council seats, so a simple ward majority cannot elect a candidate, and candidates can run without party label. However, proponents of this method of voting state that it eliminates the evils of the ward system and destroys the power of the "ward boss" over city officials; the councilmen are responsible only to the people And, since the Council in turn appoints a city manager, the voters have direct...