Word: prevented
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...took preliminary steps to annul its World War II friendship treaties with Britain and France. London and Paris had clearly acted in bad faith by signing agreements to rearm West Germany. Hadn't they promised Russia in 1942 and 1944 respectively to take joint action to prevent renewal of German aggression? They had also agreed then to abstain from any coalition directed against one of the parties to the treaties. Wasn't German rearmament clearly directed against the peace-loving Soviets...
...Seems Sure. Senator after Senator rose to explain at length either that dislike of German rearmament was leading him to vote against or that dislike of German rearmament would not prevent him from voting for. Only the 16 Communists and some of the 48 Gaullists among the 320 members were implacably hostile, but as the oratory droned on, there arose real danger that the hesitant and reluctant would insist on delaying amendments...
Unlike Fifth Amendment users, professors employing boycott measures to prevent inroads on academic freedom by other institutions avoid the leftist label, and embarrassment both to themselves and to their own universities. The actions of Miller and his colleagues--whose records have never been associated with the word "communism"--have had great force in showing the public, as well as University of Washington administrators, in what contempt the thoughtful academic community holds the Oppenheimer...
...Question is being readied for June. The gimmick: a lucky contestant, by continuously doubling his stake, can run $1 to a maximum of $64,000. This will take weeks, and when the money gets big enough, the contestant will be imprisoned in a glass-enclosed room to prevent coaching from the studio audience...
...earnest hope that the University administration through cooperation with the faculty can make arrangements to prevent similar violations of academic freedom in the future and thus restore the University of Washington its rightful and respected position in the academic world...