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...minority was joined by a chorus of newspaper editorials. Said the Washington Post: "The court's decision . . . raises a disturbing question as to where such censorship will end." Added the Chicago Tribune, which rarely sees eye to eye with the Post: "The Illinois statute . . . could be interpreted to outlaw books and plays about Okies. To call something 'a dirty Irish trick' could be actionable. Legislation intended to prevent this kind of thing . . . would not be worth what it can cost the people of this country in restricting freedom of expression...
...thought they were "safe," the Taft forces last week were trying to shake off two small Eisenhower jolts. In a New Orleans primary, Ike's backers won ten of twelve contested seats on the Louisiana Republican Central Committee. The lame-duck committee, led by Taftmen, promptly tried to outlaw the primary on technical grounds, and the fight went to court. In Oklahoma, district conventions began electing the state's 16 delegates to the Republican convention. Five of the first six to be named are Ikemen. Taft Campaign Manager Dave Ingalls rushed into Oklahoma to find out "what happened...
Bloodied Hands. After that, The Brigand moves to a relentless climax. Michele incites acts of violence against landowners, sets fire to their homes, and leads a pathetic peasant march to divide the big estates. He is driven to the hills as an outlaw, finally cornered and killed. Nino looks on helplessly, convinced that his friend is a victim of injustice, but realizing, too, that he was not the man to lead the peasants: "You could not carry justice to mankind with hands that were befouled with so much blood...
...passage of a year. For disarmament, Vishinsky wanted a world disarmament conference, to sit by next June; for Korea, he insisted on a truce at the 38th parallel and an evacuation of all foreign troops; for the benefit of Communism, he wanted the U.N. to condemn and outlaw the West's North Atlantic defense organization; for the record, he wanted it understood that the same old Wall Street imperialists and Washington warmongers were responsible for the world's ills. As for the West's plan: "The mountain . . . gave birth to a mouse ... a dead mouse...
Pinch-Hitter. When the plant was finished, Ben talked General Manager Fred Griffiths into keeping him on as a field engineer. Ben knew little about steel, but a lot about baseball, and that knowledge came in handy. Ohio companies, rich with war profits, had organized the famed "outlaw" Midwest League, and were recruiting Big Leaguers for their teams. Fairless was given the job of rounding up a team, the "Agathons." He managed it so well-smoothing" over the constant squabbling of the stars-that the Agathons won the league pennant. Fred Griffiths, impressed by Fairless' peacemaking talents, threw...