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Word: labelers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Presidential Beliefs. What kind of President will Truman be? During the campaign, when the possibility of his becoming President was often discussed, some political pundits labeled him the "Democratic Coolidge." He will probably earn his own proper label in time. One thing can be said with certainty: he will be a great change from Franklin Roosevelt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: The Thirty-Second | 4/23/1945 | See Source »

...whispered that he was pro-Argentine because of his long exile in Argentina. So the "strike" featured Gaucho costumes. With a syrupy Argentine accent, a student representing the President wooed a girl named "Guayaba" (tropical fruit, slang for the Presidency). When Guayaba hiked her skirts, she showed a label: "The Treasury." President Arévalo himself watched and laughed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GUATEMALA: Student Spree | 4/2/1945 | See Source »

Some high-powered lawyers argue that the label "Communist" is not libelous, if the editor goes no further. The safest rule (now held to firmly by the Post's lawyers) : when in doubt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Is Communist a Dirty Word? | 3/12/1945 | See Source »

...inevitable that Thomas Mitchell should be in a picture like this, which should be enough to label the thing as mildly religious and nicely folksy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MOVIEGOER | 2/9/1945 | See Source »

...rose when he saw what was remaining aboard the plane. It was a huge crate occupying three-seats-worth of space in the transport. In it was a big (115 lbs.), tawny dog. On the crate, sure enough, was a No. 1 priority sticker. The crate also bore a label signifying that the beast with-in was the property of Colonel Elliott Roosevelt, the son of the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: It Shouldn't Happen To A Dog | 1/29/1945 | See Source »

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