Word: overing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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President Truman stated that Lehman's victory over Dulles "will have a decided effect on the elections of 1950." His victory gave the Democrats 53 Senate seats to 43 for the Republicans. He had been actively opposed by Governor Thomas E. Dewey, who had also campaigned for Morris; Lehman's...
Most colleges are now recovering from the over-crowding of the GI Bill era, and a new influx of students would put a strain on housing and classroom facilities. But if President Truman's goal of four and a half million students in universities by 1960 is to be realized...
Improvement of our school system is undoubtedly the more pressing need, and should take precedence over any college scholarship program. But increasing the opportunity for all qualified students to go to college should be an important part of the Fair Deal educational program.
It's all over now, and the ballots are being counted. But before the election people, according to the politicians, had to be told for whom they should vote and why. This information is parcelled out during what is termed, in democratic parlance, a campaign period.
Now it was true that the man was in jail. But that wasn't the point at all. "And do you know why? For helping illiterates, that's why." After explaining what an illiterate is, the speaker went on. "For helping illiterates," the chairman emphasized. The audience, now in the...