Word: leveler
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Chair Votes Aye." On the second key vote, to fix the support level on wheat, pressures from the stubbles cut hard into the Administration's ranks. Six farm belt Republicans (Colorado's Allott, Kansas' Carlson and Schoeppel, Nebraska's Curtis and Hruska, Wisconsin's Wiley) who had voted for flexible supports on the other basic crops, ran for cover and plumped for rigid props under wheat. Five Senators (Democrats Byrd of Virginia, Neely...
...take decisive and effective control over Britain's worsening domestic economy. Last week in the House of Commons the subject was foreign affairs-presumably the Prime Minister's specialty. Eden came under the strongest parliamentary attack he has ever faced, and his authority sank to its lowest level in his eleven months as Prime Minister...
...racial White House conference, to be composed of thoughtful and dispassionate Southern leaders. Such a group would be valuable not only in repairing frayed communication lines between whites and Negroes, but also in preparing the ground for future study groups and advisory commissions organized on the state level...
...President can best serve the cause of integration not by asking for a controversial investigation, but by lending the influence and prestige of his office to a high level meeting of moderate Southerners. Eisenhower has widespread popularity and respect which can do much to influence public opinion in the South. The need at present is for an invitation, not a subpoena...
...probing and drawing out of these characters, top-level production aids Aaron's direction. Donald Bourne's semi-abstract setting facilitates the intrusions into Willy's mind, and with the addition of Jordan Jelke's complex and intelligent lighting, makes the many swift transitions of mood and locale neat and effective. Caldwell Titcomb's striking musical score powerfully augments these effects, and is always appropriate. Happily, considering the intricacy of the production, there is a professional polish in meeting cues which characterizes the entire play...