Word: questioned
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...wheat products in question will remain on dining hall menus at all the present meals," said Reynolds. "It will be up to the individual student whether he fellows or breaks the Council's saving system...
...only natural that the farmer or any other individual will hold his commodity if he expects a higher price and is not forced to sell. A fixed price established by our Government . . . will answer this question. The farmers will then begin delivery. . . . Many of them are led to believe that the taxes will be reduced next year, which is another reason why they are holding their wheat. It is very difficult for me to understand why the farmer should be criticized for holding his commodities until such time as he chooses to sell. THOMAS D. CAMPBELL...
...long-range rehabilitation under ERP (the Marshall Plan) was an entirely different matter. Illinois' Leslie C. Arends, Republican whip in the House, proposed that a national referendum be held on the question: "Are you willing to pay your share of the Marshall Plan if it means a minimum of 10% increase in your cost of living, a withholding tax of at least 30% of your pay instead of the present 20%?" This was only the beginning. If Bob Taft had his way-and kept heading the way he seemed to be going-ERP was in for serious trouble...
...Chief. He added: "It is like the army. You have your officers, and when the time comes you enlist your men. I have a keen and loyal staff of officers around me. My biggest problem is to keep them inactive. Every time I visit Montreal, I get the same question: 'Chief, when are we going to start?' " He hinted that the N.U.P. would "start" early next year. The party still has its old emblem-a torch, surrounded by maple leaves and topped by a Canadian beaver-and its motto: Serviam (I shall serve). When N.U.P. comes into...
...Louis, the National Council for the Social Studies juggled a hot question: "What shall we teach about Russia now?" William H. E. Johnson of the American Council of Learned Societies helpfully advised teachers to study Russia "objectively," report the findings "honestly." Complained another speaker: How could high-school teachers do all these admirable things when their textbooks on Russia were out of date, and teachers don't know what to believe...