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Word: pamphleteers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...suspected that all this talk about nuclear holocausts extinguishing life from earth is just more Red propaganda designed to inject fear and panic and defeatism into the hearts of the citizens of this great and powerful country. Apparently they were right. For, according to the Defense Department's new pamphlet on fallout, nuclear warfare is only a little bit worse than natural disaster. If we just prepare for it everything will be all right...

Author: By Michael S. Grurn, | Title: Fallout Can 'Be Fun | 1/29/1962 | See Source »

Judging from the poetic language of the pamphlet, one might even surmise that the explosion is quite beautiful. Immediately following the detonation, a fireball forms--a "large, swiftly expanding sphere of hot gases, producing brilliant light and intense heat...." Something like a display of aurora borealis...

Author: By Michael S. Grurn, | Title: Fallout Can 'Be Fun | 1/29/1962 | See Source »

...large increase over the preceding year stems in part from the organizational effort of Charles Ravenel '61 and his associates in each House who acquainted the senior class with the Harvard Fund before graduation. The group gave pledge cards to each member of the class in addition to a pamphlet entitled "The Harvard Fund and the Class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '61 Contributes $1,531 In Alumni Fund Drive | 1/18/1962 | See Source »

...Walker, wrote out both questions and answers beforehand. Sample question: "General Walker, we would like to know how important is censorship." Answer: "I feel that censorship is very important. It is indicated by the title of the book published by The Bookmailer, Censorship and Survival [which is actually a pamphlet version of Walker's statement of resignation from the Army]. Censorship can be a line through words or a line through a country. Both have affected preparedness and the national security. Censorship can also be accomplished by little or no funds, and has been for 16 years in fourth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opinion: Misfit in Mufti | 12/22/1961 | See Source »

...years, The New Yorker Magazine has been either fat enough or finicky enough to indulge its stubborn allergy to Madison Avenue exaggeration in advertising. It takes such a stringent view of overstatement that it once rejected a testimonial touting a how-to-golf pamphlet which offered the duffer the utterly unnecessary suggestion that he "stay out of traps." Since Arnold Palmer had just lost the Masters tournament by landing in a trap, The New Yorker sent the copy back to the agency, along with the advice that the agency might consider sending Palmer a copy of the book...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: River Level | 12/15/1961 | See Source »

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