Word: prevent
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Before them loomed rumors of a Police Force mobilized to prevent personal injury, "Joe-must-stay rallies," and a somewhat discomforting letter from the Chairman of the debate: "We can assure you that Harvard's gentlemen will receive an 'interesting' reception here in Wisconsin. In line with this situation there is certain information which we will need immediately. Who are the bold students who dare enter the wilds of darkest McCarthyland? Could we have some biographical information on these gentlemen for publicity purposes and programs? (and obituaries if necessary). The debate is in formal attire. (We think you will look...
Possibilities that the N.B.C. broadcasts will have commercial sponsorship may prevent the club from participating, however, because the Corporation has ruled that no student group may appear on a sponsored radio or television program. N.B.C. is currently seeking a sponsor for the concerts, but does not have...
...system of quarterly reports would perpetuate this accounting, and would prevent the Red-hunters from claiming the whole list of so-called risks as they have often done in the past. It would also show how exaggerated past totals have been. For one of the curious spectacles of recent politics is that right wing Republicans, while they complained that Democratic Washington was filled with security risks, could not state the size of the menace. The Civil Service Commissioner at one time reported 2,486 cases. Later, he back-pedalled to 1,456. His critics, with apparent justification, even accused...
Bicks was in Washington last week, working to stop passage of the bill. He reported that over 20 groups are lobbying to prevent passage of the bill...
...nation's only sole owner of a major motion-picture studio. The check to RKO Pictures Corp. concluded Hughes's deal to buy all RKO assets. Two obstacles to the purchase were cleared as courts in Wilmington, Del. and Las Vegas, Nev. dismissed stockholders' suits to prevent the sale on the ground that the price was too low and the company was mismanaged...