Word: playe
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There was plenty to chew over. For the C.I.O., one major problem is the ruling that unions seeking NLRB services must first swear that none of their officials is a Communist. That measure could play havoc with such unions as the furriers, whose boss is Communist Ben Gold. For the A.F.L., a major problem is the anti-closed shop provision, which strikes at the heart of A.F.L. monopolies in such fields as the building trades...
When the House Un-American Activities Committee calls the Southern Conference for Human Welfare a Red-front group, the report, admittedly timed to coincide with the Conference's sponsorship of a Wallace speech in Washington, receives front-page play from New York to Los Angeles. At the same time, a booklet, "Fascism in Action," a lengthy, documented expose of Fascist activity in this country over the past few years is bottled up in a House committee, probably never to see the inside of a government printing-office. Its sister publication, "Communism in Action," was approved with alacrity...
Farrington appealed to the House in the name of "fair play" to pass his bill...
...first inning by stealing second after getting on when the Eliot shortstop threw a weakly hit ball into the dirt. Foster then walked Harrison and Gannon scored from second on a single by Hicky. The second Deacon tally followed as Harrison, who had advanced to third on the play, darted home on a passed ball...
...convince them that he is the husband of The Poet's wife (Jane Wyman). This offers a chance for a tedious kind of bedroom humor from which westerns used to be a refuge; at one point Mr. Morgan and Miss Wyman, snug under separate blankets, even play footie. Entertaining moment: Janis Paige, bulging a skintight costume and singing Cheyenne, a pretty nice oat-fed tune...