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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Harvard professor, Kirtley F. Mather, argued that the bill's wording was dangerously loose. He said that Communists advocate such "doctrines" as freedom of speech and world peace. Any professor--or any dormitory janitor--who expressed similar views would be subject to prosecution if the bill were enacted, he claimed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Barnes and Sullivan Bills Fail on Local Scene | 5/26/1949 | See Source »

...protest meeting was held on the campus. It was unauthorized, however, so the college suspended the three students who "justigated and addressed it." The Vanguard, college daily, later charged that "at this same 'unauthorized' meeting, students who openly supported the suspension of K.M.S. and its leaders, spoke -- yet no similar action, no action at all, was taken against these people...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Colleges Bar 'Subversive,' Convicted Speakers | 5/26/1949 | See Source »

...similar decision last week, a New Orleans judge threw out the price-fixing provisions of Louisiana's alcohol control law, which compelled retailers to mark up whisky at least 33⅓%, wines 40% and cordials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LIQUOR: Down the Hatch | 5/23/1949 | See Source »

...best-loved perfumes were spices, resins and incense-like aromatics. They suspect that a lovely court lady, deliciously spiced for her time, might be rushed to the nearest exit by moderns. They also suggest that expensive modern perfumes (containing synthetics and animal sex lures) might have caused a similar reaction at the court of Louis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Psychology of Scent | 5/23/1949 | See Source »

...slogan: "The Angel is spreading his wings." Last week Robinson had a new slogan: "The Angel's wings are clipped." To stir up business, he planned to send airplanes up over Chicago's ballparks, scattering $10 credit slips through the crowds. Elsewhere, other dealers had tried similar stunts in vain. Manhattan's Herman & Ross offered free television sets "with the next 25 cars we sell"-but sold none. Seven Dallas dealers lured 5,000 people to a joint used-car auction with a $1,000 giveaway show, but sold few cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: No Sale | 5/23/1949 | See Source »

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