Word: probe
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...General Probe...
...discussion by the new group, according to a letter of instructions from Weld, will be the "entire field of Freshman affairs." Basing its investigation on a general probe into the subjects of class unity, the Freshman year in the Yard, and the functions of the Union, the committee will delve specifically into the makeup, usefulness, and possibilities of the Union Committee; the value of class activities like the Red Book, Jubilee, and smoker; and the organization of the Freshman class...
...moment, the ossuary expert recalled yesterday, the man looked as if he was going to probe Rothenberg for his wishbone, but this murderous impulse was assuaged with a little cash and the prize joined the collection...
...campaign promises have been better kept than that of the Republicans to begin the Eightieth Congress with a prayer and end it with a probe. Scarcely a day of the session passed that did not witness exploratory jabs into some phase of the past or present activities of the Democratic administration. The pertinent facts of the May-Garsson scandal were public knowledge by the time that the GOP took up the reins of Congress; but Republicans can hog most of the credit for the smear "investigation" of David Lilienthal and the recent brief and abortive attempt to discredit the security...
...Roosevelt is involved. FDR's administration will in time become a rosy myth, and the name Roosevelt will in time be envoked by aspiring Democrats with the same reverence that Republicans use in referring to Lincoln. By attempting to discredit the late President through his son, Brewster's probe may have the effect of delaying the day when the Roosevelt myth becomes an effective political weapon. That, and little more...