Word: slurrings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...last sentence, which calls him a man without genius, who only in a few pages becomes a great artist, is as vile a slur as I ever hoped to see in your pages...
...technique was simple: "What the [Chicago] Tribune generally reports in a dignified way, the X-Ray 'slams 'em out' in old plant, barn lot, hill billy or whatever you want to call it lan guage." An ex-serviceman, he deeply re sented the Government's slur on his patriotism. ''Give me an airplane loaded with bombs." he challenged, "and I'll fly over Tokyo and set that Sun that is trying to rise tomorrow." (Editor Asher admits that he cannot fly a plane.) Government's Exhibit A against Asher was an elaborate...
TIME meant no slur on the Egyptian people, nor their king, sincerely hopes Egypt will be guided wisely through a trying period of history...
...Mississippi's Rankin sat down, New York's Edelstein jumped to his feet. Most popular of the six Jews in the House, esteemed by Democrats and Republicans alike, Mike Edelstein rarely made a speech, yet he was well equipped to answer this slur on his race. Born in Poland 53 years ago, brought to the U.S. when he was three, Mike Edelstein grew up on Manhattan's East Side, studied law at night. After his good friend Dr. William I. Sirovich died in 1939, Mike Edelstein took his seat in the House. Mild and devout, unmarried...
...Friday's Crimson an absolutely unwarranted slur at the Glee Club was made by Mr. Barish in his column The Music Box. He even went so far as to use the word "debasing" in upbraiding Mr. Woodworth for not including any German music in this year's repertoire. One would think that before such strong words are used in public the writer should be more familiar with the facts...