Word: sectionalized
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...most controversial section was a gabled compromise decorated with the principle of civil rights: "We have implemented our often-expressed belief that racial and religious minorities have the right to live, develop, and vote equally with all citizens." To this was appended a Southern balustrade: an affirmation of the right of individual states to make their own laws...
Vague Remedy. The labor section, in deference to the C.I.O and A.F.L., demanded outright repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act. This put conservative Democrats on the spot. But only vague remedial legislation to reduce labor-management conflicts was suggested. On the question of tidewater oil rights: silence...
...might correct an error and at the same time make a small contribution to philology by noting that neither the late Peter McGuinness nor any other authentic representative of Greenpoint referred to the section as Green-pernt [TIME, June 21]. I knew McGuinness well . . . and I never once heard him or anyone else from Greenpoint mispronounce the section's name. . .It is perfectly true that New Yorkers often render "oi" as "er," and vice versa, but I can swear under oath that Greenpoint is called Greenpernt only by people from Coney Island, Croton-on-Hudson and Beverly Hills...
Those of you who read the story titled "That College Look" in the Education section of TIME's July 5 issue know that TIME's College Graduate Survey, which I told you about some months ago, has now been tabulated and will be released in book form next fall. Meanwhile, our Market Research department decided to find out some things-including what they thought of TIME-about this year's crop of graduating seniors in 56 well-known U.S. colleges and universities. Some of the results may be of interest...
...Reserve Board agents has been reconnoitering deep in the territory of Bank of America and Giannini's holding company, Transamerica Corp. (which also controls 40 smaller banks, owns stock in dozens of industrial and insurance companies). Guided by their reports, FRB last week swung its sling. Under a section of the Clayton Antitrust Act that has never been used before, it quietly issued a stern order to Transamerica: show cause why FRB should not order it to end certain "monopolistic" practices. (Transamerica must answer the charges at a closed hearing in November, may appeal FRB's decision...