Word: plea
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...used the story to illustrate his plea for state aid in financing political campaigns. "The beginnings of corruption are in campaign contributions. If a man gives you $10,000, it isn't likely to be because he's interested in good government...
...expect to be robbed in Chicago But not in the home of the cod. So I hope that the Cabots and Lowells Will mention the matter to God. wrote Poet Ogden Nash, 62, moved to versify in the Boston Globe as part of a plea to crooks to return at least the family photos from the $7,000 worth of loot stolen from his car in Boston...
...ROUTE WITH PRESIDENT JOHNSON, Sept. 28--Drawing record crowds and enjoying himself as much as ever, President Johnson brought a strong plea for votes to hundreds of thousands of New Englanders today, as he made a major campaign swing through five states...
...Goldwater's "reasonable" speech [Sept. 11], he condemns Johnson's Administration for allowing violence in the streets. He goes on to say that "they" are restrained only by the plea to wait until after the election to ignite violence again. It would be the height of naivete not to realize that he is referring to Negroes, and if this isn't appealing to the white backlash, I'll eat my last issue of TIME...
...sure, was in the best stumping style. He flailed his arms, pounded the lectern, shouted so hard his voice broke, leaned so far forward he was practically nose to nose with front-row listeners. But his words belied his mannerisms. They were carefully calculated as an above-party-politics plea to Republicans and Democrats alike...