Word: pleaded
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...momentous confrontation, set before a backdrop of high feeling and history. The rebellious governor of the state of Arkansas, defying U.S. courts and U.S. law, went to plead his case before the President of the U.S. There was quiet, friendly talk behind closed doors; there were smiles and handshakes for the camera, then politely worded, carefully prepared statements. Through all of these devices the result was clear: the President of the U.S. had flatly insisted that the governor of Arkansas must bow to the law and withdraw from his position of rebellion...
Partnership & Pride. Then Nahum Goldmann rose to plead with Ben-Gurion for some kind of formal working partnership between the Jews of Israel and Jews in other countries before it is too late and both die spiritually. Failure of this partnership would be calamitous for Israel and catastrophic for the Jews of the Diaspora. "Israel must counteract by its existence the silent process of assimilation. What made Eastern Jewry so powerful and creative was not its theoretical adherence to Jewish religion and Jewish culture but the fact that it had implemented the Talmud in its daily life. Such reality...
...Hoffa, he took the rostrum to propose: 1) an organizing drive to gain 600,000 Teamster members, 2) transfer of some Beck-abused powers from the president to the union's executive board, 3) a demand that the A.F.L.-C.I.O. revoke its policy of censuring union officers who plead the Fifth Amendment (which Dave Beck pleaded ad infinitum). In the event of a fight with the A.F.L.-C.I.O. over the Fifth, or over other questions of Teamster "autonomy." Hoffa warned, "we would rather leave the A.F.L.-C.I.O. than give up the fight." His hairy-armed supporters-claiming control...
...English lawyer could be found to draw up the charge, nor would the House of Lords pass the necessary Ordinance. When the House of Commons, submissive to Cromwell, appointed 135 "safe" judges, 50 refused to sit. Among those who tried the King were many who were later to plead that they had been dragooned by Cromwell, who had signed the death warrant even before the verdict...
...rites was to change her name. Cohn liked the name Kit Marlowe. She insisted on keeping Novak. But the name Marilyn had to go because it suggested another blonde. For two days the new actress was named Kit Novak until she tearfully went to Publicity Director George Lait to plead for a change to Kim.* Remembers Lait: "Honey, 1 said, I had one helluva time to even get Cohn to keep Novak. You go to see him." Kim went, and charmed the great man into acquiescence...