Word: sicklies
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Close for the Kill. As for Jenner. "I have been present at [his] hearings. They are of a character to make any honest American sick to his stomach . . . I have seen only one sight to compare with it-a Spanish bullfight, where half a dozen men stick sharp knives into the bull to enrage him before the matador, or in this case, the committee chairman, closes in for the kill. By observing the Jenner hearings, the technique for persecuting the teaching profession can be forecast. The plan is to expose a few teachers who look suspicious and may even...
...could see light through the snow. He assumed that all three boys had been buried, presumed the party would not be missed for 36 hours. He prayed. Melting snow ran into one of his ears-drop by drop-like a Chinese torture. The bad air made him sick and he vomited. But he kept himself motionless, hour after hour, as darkness fell-and as a rescue party, guided by his friend Eddie Almquist-battled upward through a blinding blizzard...
...whether or not he had ever been a Communist, but each had quite a bit to say about the investigation itself. In a prepared statement, full of sound & fury, Oscar H. Shaftel, of the Queens English department, called it an "inquisition ... a bludgeon against academic freedom . . . I am sick." said he, "of teachers huddling ... in fear, hoping maybe a McCarran, a McCarthy or a Velde committee may overlook the bad thing they once said about fascism, or the time they chose to teach The Grapes of Wrath in class...
...five-man team championships, however, has practically no chance. It will be the only college team competing. The others will be club teams from various cities. Ufford will not be on the team, since he is playing for the individual championship. Bill Wister, who would have played fourth, is sick and cannot make the trip...
...commisserated with her on Bey's behalf for her "illness," but assured her that all would be well since there was a cure. Mary shook her head and said that wasn't the question. Tarah stiffened when told, and pointing at Mary roared, "Are you sure you're not sick?" "No," replied Mary, "and I should know because I'm a doctor." "Well then," returned Tarah, "someone in your party is sick. That person next to you is your patient, and you're worried about her recovery. Will you not have the sincerity to admit it?" The woman next...