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...second half of the book covers the proceedings before the House Un American Activities Committee in 1948 and in the New York trials in 1949-1950. The author's failure here is a different one: in their desire to keep the book to size they have had to omit material, but their omissions have not been judicious. For example, seven pages are allotted to copious quotation of prosecutor Tom Murphy's summation, in the first trial. Defense attorney Lloyd Paul Stryker made some significant point in his summation, too, but one can not tell this from the single page...
...Earl Godwin, who seldom raises his voice to dispute the President, replied: "Sir . . . these gentlemen feel [that the Krock interview] is a reflection on every bureau chief and reporter in Washington." Retorted Truman: It was nothing of the kind. Another reporter wondered whether the President had intended to omit the "damn" in "say what he pleases." Said the President: Yes, but he would put it in if they wanted him to. When the President tried to change the subject again, Doris Fleeson, whose syndicated column appears in the Fair Dealing New York Post, stuck to the old one. Said...
...value. In the Ministry's opinion, the use of the word 'milk' might be held to contravene the said regulation on the grounds that this indicates the presence of milk, and as such suggests that the wine has certain special nutritive qualities. We advise you to omit the word 'milk' from the trademark and replace it by a word not open to objection under the regulations...
...least partly the result of our tariffs . . . While the suspension of tariffs would by no means balance the British budget, it would give British products a better chance to sell, and, conceivably, give Britain more of a chance to earn what she spends. Therefore I think it unjustified to omit our tariff system when discussing the causes of Britain's economic situation...
...freshman taking Math 1 will tell you that writing zero-over-zero is nonsense and can just as well be .300, .995, 1.000, or even 100.000, as .000. Why not give the boys a break and either omit the average or call it 1.000 until they get a chance to perform? W. T. Fishback...