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Word: minding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Alice In Wonderland. Freshman Douglas stood his ground. He was as solid as any man for civil rights. But, he cried, "What would happen if we adopted the Bricker amendment? The answer is very simple. It would inevitably defeat the whole housing bill itself . . . It is no idle mind reading when I say that the adoption of his amendment would not win over the junior Senator from Ohio to support of the bill which he so sincerely dislikes . . . Senators will probably remember the passage in Alice in Wonderland describing the smile of the Cheshire Cat, which continued after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Ohio Fish Fry | 5/2/1949 | See Source »

...Sheriff Jim Cawood's son, throwing him in jail and accusing him of being drunk during a football game. One of his deputies quit, became chief of police at Evarts (TIME, Dec. 27), was promptly killed. Five other Evarts police chiefs quit or were arrested. Metcalfe paid no mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KENTUCKY: New Grave in Harlan County | 5/2/1949 | See Source »

...committee made a last-minute attempt to have Captain Smith change his mind. He refused. He also expressed a desire to "kick in the head" the Providence reporter who had written a story about Mrs. Clauson. When the grand march came, Captain Smith escorted his wife to lead the march. Nobody was crowned "Miss Quonset Point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: The Captain & the Sweeper | 5/2/1949 | See Source »

With this in mind, the Council should to every-thing in its power to encourage campaigning. The most immediately attractive notion is for the Council to provide free mimeographing service to all candidates who have something to say and yet don't want to spend the money. This is the least the Council could do to foster a decent volume of campaigning and possibly raise voting above the "I like Joe" level...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Apathy to the Council | 4/29/1949 | See Source »

These facts come easily to my mind only because I am that patient called Smith. May God forbid the continued absence of Bacchus and Morpheus at the "House of Little Gray Slippers." Hugh M. Smith...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Smith Strikes Back | 4/29/1949 | See Source »

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