Word: matter
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...good or bad for a democracy has become somewhat academic -they are obviously here to stay. They can find out what the people, who rule a democracy, think and want. But a democracy also needs leadership by men who must frequently tell the people why a popular notion-no matter how widely held-can be wrong...
...that the I.T.U. had been writing into contracts for more than 40 years. At the New York Herald Tribune, the touchy bogus question brought trouble last week. When 30 lobster-shift (2 a.m. shift) printers defied the foreman and left work to check up on the backlog of bogus matter, they were fired. Later in the day, the union got them reinstated. But there was little doubt that the publishers' next campaign would be to eliminate the bogus rule...
...much time will elapse before a new contract is drawn up is a matter of conjecture. A spokesman of Local 8, Hotel and Club Employees Union, AFL, has predicted that it will be at least two and a half months, but other observers have set a lower estimate...
...script. Spencer Tracy blusters sufficiently for a man who jumps into politics over his neck and gradually discovers that handing out golden platitudes on silver platters is a tricky business. He winces effectively as his managers tell him that people are nice but they don't count--only votes matter and they come from Machines. Tracy comes of age after his initial political junket across the country; he decides for the people and throws the votes out the window. He'd rather be pristine than president...
...annual maiden handicap will be run from the foot of Tower Court hill to the Chapel. Starters affirm that the race will be held as announced no matter how many obstacles the local weather bureau decides to provide...