Word: morrison
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...jumped spry old Herbert Morrison, his near-white cowlick standing up more jauntily than ever. Now that his chance was coming to lead, Morrison was not going to let anyone out-Socialize him. "My test of a person on the left is what he gets done," he snapped, and pointed out that he had brought in the first public-ownership bill back in 1931. The Bevanites howled with rage. Morrison persisted: "You have to consider the jolly old electorate and what it will swallow. The British are not going to take in one election program the public ownership...
...much time that the conference never did get around to debating much of anything else. Attlee's personal choice was his old friend and onetime Colonial Secretary Jim Griffiths, a popular, trouble-soothing Welshman out of the mines. But the party was more likely to choose Deputy Leader Morrison or up-and-coming Hugh Gaitskell. Even Attlee himself felt, for his own reasons, that "Clem must go." At week's end he told one Labor leader in strictest confidence: "I will go at the end of the month...
...Metropoulos does not play, Ed Rosenthal will again take his place in the starting line. The rest of the line will be composed of ends Bob Morrison and Ed Kennedy, tackles Orville Tice and John Maher, guard and captain Bill Meigs, and center Jan Meyer...
...Crimson backs ran with energy, sistence when tackled. They didn't want to stop. And despite the rice-paddy conditions, the backs, particularly Matt Botsford, cut with amazing sureness. Determination and pedal agility seem to be attributes of other members of Mr. Jordan's team, as end Bob Morrison demonstrated on his run for the second Crimson tally, squirming and fighting his way clear for the score after taking Botsford's pass...
Left-handed John Simourian wobbled a slippery ball from the wingback spot on Columbia's 20 to Botsford on the four to start the Crimson scoring at 9:48 of the opening period. Then, 13 minutes through the second period Botsford, on fourth down, pitched 13 yards to Bob Morrison in the left flat; he took the toss on Columbia's six, cluded halfback Art Wilson, and went across standing...