Word: leak
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...leak in the grease cell of a rear wheel had caused the brakes to lock, the court said, and Gaidry Motors knew about the leak, because the man who sold them the car told them about it. Thus, Gaidry Motors should have warned Hensley. In awarding $11,489.95 to Brannon, the court said: "The used-car dealer is in a better position . . . than his average customer to discover what defects might exist in any particular car ... It is not too harsh a rule to require these dealers to use reasonable care in inspecting used cars before resale to discover these...
...giving advance notice of the new policy on the Du Mont network's TV panel show, The Big Issue, Hagerty found himself under fire. His attacker: the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Washington Correspondent Raymond ("Pete") Brandt, who was still smarting over the Warren leak (TIME, Oct. 12). "The information order relates to the classification of documents," said Brandt, "[which] gave us very little trouble under the Truman Administration." Even if a document had been classified, he argued, newsmen had ready access to Government officials who would give the information they wanted. "The present Administration," said Brandt, "[seems...
Many fear that information given to our allies would leak straight to Russia. Although a security system would be harder to manage in widely separated regions, still a basis for one already exists. Canada and Australia already have systems comparable to America's, while England, not far behind, is willing to tighten up. On the other hand, countries like France and Italy, endowed with a Communist menace, would have no place in such a merger...
...leak of atomic secrets...
...caught other Washington reporters flatfooted. Columnist Marquis Childs appeared in print the same day with: "When the Supreme Court convenes for the fall term, it will be without a Chief Justice." In Washington, where secret meetings with newsmen seldom stay secret long, every reporter soon knew that Brownell had leaked the story. Next day, after Ike had confirmed the news at his press conference, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's veteran Raymond Brandt, longtime specialist in Supreme Court affairs, got to his feet. "Pete" Brandt had been refused an interview with Brownell a few days earlier. Pointing his pencil...