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Word: letting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...naive query about putting, produced a horrified "You're not going to say that in your story?" from Hogan. Perfectionist Hogan began to worry and, later, complained: "You're getting this all mixed up." Said Smith: "Look, your game is golf; this story is my business. Let me handle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Jan. 24, 1949 | 1/24/1949 | See Source »

This situation was too much for Hatchetman Pearson, who likes to be influential, but not in a negative way. This week, in wrathful confusion, he broadcast: "The most important aspect of this incident is . . . the fact that Mr. Truman should let important decisions of state be made or reversed by a radio commentator, no matter who he is. It's probably going to make some of us think twice about criticizing inefficient public officials for fear Mr. Truman will then decide to continue them in office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ADMINISTRATION: Washington Head-Hunters | 1/24/1949 | See Source »

...minutes "I am not now, nor was I ever, a representative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." By doing this, they might be able to eliminate the stealthy creep and the awful eye that characterize so many Harvard examination rooms. A student taking an exam is a pathetic creature. Let him at least feel that if he looks around the room or glances at his watch, he is not in danger of instant indictment by the House Un-American Activities Committee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three Suggestions | 1/21/1949 | See Source »

...fears HLU competition, let it meet it on its own terms, not try to stifle it. Edward T. James...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Disagrees with U.T. Plea | 1/18/1949 | See Source »

...opposition puts it this way; the government has a heavy responsibility to public schools, and no money should be diverted to bolster private educational systems. And this way: America operates on the separation of church and state; the parochial schools have no right to ask for public aid. Let them shift for themselves...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Federal Aid to Education: III | 1/18/1949 | See Source »

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