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Word: socialism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...wars from landin on the U.S. Under new economic policies, the U.S. had reached new heights of prosperity for both labor and capital. The Administration had balanced the federal budget, and cut taxes, and had shown proper concern for the welfare of its citizens, e.g., in the broadening of social security, in programs for better schools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The People's Choice | 11/12/1956 | See Source »

PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 9--Excitement and anticipation for "the greatest weekend of the year" mounted to a high pitch in Tiger-town today as most of the 2000 dates expected by Princetons poured into town. Princeton has been looking forward to these three days as the highlight of its social season rather than as a major football weekend...

Author: By Blaise G. A. pasztory, (SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON) | Title: Princetonians Look to Weekend As High Point of Social Season | 11/10/1956 | See Source »

...book is a none too favorable commentary on Texan materialism as expressed in conspicuous consumption and bigotry towards the Mexican population. The film, after pruning some of Ferber's more barbed comments, more or less follows the author's point of view and takes on the solemn tones of social criticism...

Author: By Thomas K. Schwabacher, | Title: Giant | 11/9/1956 | See Source »

...covering a quarter century in the life of the ranch- owning Benedict clan. On the surface, these people would seem to make admirabe characters for a modern epic because they live on a large scale. Their "ranch," a domain of 596,000 acres, is the setting of some huge social affairs--mostly weddings and funerals--and a number of magnificent fights, all staged by director George Stevens with an eye for grand effects. The aura of grandeur surrounds even the villain of the piece, a rather boorish ranch-hand who finds oil on a little piece of land which...

Author: By Thomas K. Schwabacher, | Title: Giant | 11/9/1956 | See Source »

...group of ill-bred oil millionaires milling about in a hotel room before the test-imonial dinner. As a result, the film gives the impression that neither the director nor the screen-writers ever made up their minds whether they were producing an epic or a piece of social commentary...

Author: By Thomas K. Schwabacher, | Title: Giant | 11/9/1956 | See Source »

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