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Word: placardized (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Band struck up a few marches until William Dawes could arrive. With a clattering of hoofs and a hail of laughter, he finally appeared, followed by a particularly red-faced Redcoat. In the midst of the resulting confusion, the placard-bearers' chieftan, Roy Gootenberg, was protesting vigorously the police's attempt to remove his signs. "Freedom of speech...freedom of opinion...freedom of speech..."plus a long list of Supreme Court cases was all that this reporter could hear above the din of William Dawes' revisitation. The placard wavers rushed out into Garden Street still citing court decisions, raised their...

Author: By Samuel B. Potter, | Title: Patriots' Day | 4/22/1952 | See Source »

Meanwhile, under the shade of an historic tree, an old man-the proud bearer of a large Taft button-argued with a student over the ethics of waving a placard on such a sober occasion. "What's wrong with a placard?" the student asked, "Taft men are distributing political handouts." The old man pondered this, then tentatively suggested "That's communist tactics." He pondered a little longer, then, perhaps aroused by his own perception, suddenly began screaming "Communist tactics, Communist." Wilting fast, the student took up his placard and fled...

Author: By Samuel B. Potter, | Title: Patriots' Day | 4/22/1952 | See Source »

Closed Coach Jerry Kanter 1B won a special coin-toss yesterday, so his squad will occupy the bench normally used by Harvard. The Closed scoring will appear on the scoreboard next the "Harvard" placard. Open will be the "Visitors," so Coach Dwight Hyde 1B will seat his men across the field. OPEN CLOSED Brown LE Herter Hartley LT M. Colline Glazier LG Vickery Knauss C R. Cohen Chase RG Segal Stone RT Townsend DeCoen RE Close Greeley QB Lown C. Collins LHB Greenburg Smith RHB Rhinelander Noble FB White...

Author: By Hiller B. Zobel, | Title: Open, Closed Clash In Fir House All-Star Game Today | 11/3/1951 | See Source »

Cornell cheerleaders announced last night that they would use for the first time the "placard system" which is generally adopted at Middle Western colleges...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cornell Students Hold Rally, Cheer Returning Eleven | 10/13/1951 | See Source »

...freedom for themselves. But their children, they felt, might be more fortunate. They began to observe May 5 as Children's Day. Last week battered Seoul celebrated Children's Day with a parade by the police, who marched 600 strong behind a brass band and a huge placard: "Children Are the Nation's Flower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ALLIES: Children's Day | 5/14/1951 | See Source »

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