Word: smithing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...liberal leaders came a three-pronged plan for reprisal. Northerners said they would: 1) fight harder than ever for a strong civil rights plank at next year's Democratic national convention; 2) renew and increase their efforts to dilute the authority of Virginia's Representative Howard Smith, leader of the Southern bloc and chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee; and 3) refuse to back peanut, tobacco and cotton subsidies, along with other legislation dear to the South. "Cotton," snapped Iowa Democrat Neal Smith, "was hurt worse than labor in that vote...
...Smith to keep the peace in Little Rock, and Orval Faubus could only stand ready to cash in on failure. If rioters could break through Smith's police line, Faubus could again declare an emergency. Already on his desk as the schools opened were orders calling out state police and instructing the National Guard to lock the schools...
...opening day the mob gathered outside the State Capitol. Faubus was on hand to greet it. Smoothly covering himself against a charge of inciting riot, he poured his spleen on Gene Smith and Little Rock's cops. "I see no reason for you to be beaten over the head today, or to be jailed," said Faubus. "That should be faced only as a last resort, and when there is much to be gained." Having nonetheless whipped the crowd to a rage, Faubus went back to his office-and the mob started down 14th Street...
Cracking Sharply. Carried by the marchers were five American flags, one Arkansas banner-and placards proclaiming, RACE MIXING IS COMMUNISM and FOLLOW FAUBUS FOR FREEDOM. Police cars trailed along, radioed Chief Smith that the trouble would come at 14th and Schiller. Smith and his cops were waiting. As the marchers came close, Smith yelled through his electronic "bull-voice" megaphone: "We're not going to stand for any foolishness...
...Minneapolis Moran's bird failed to sing. Minneapolis Tribune City Editor Robert T. Smith puckishly printed a straight-faced story that ran through a whole catalogue of cars without using the one word that Moran was trying to get into print-Lark. Smith's story...