Word: stand
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Right on cue, a dapper, greying man in a brown double-breasted pin stripe, wearing a pair of heavy shell-rimmed glasses, sauntered jauntily up to the witness stand. As the applause quickened, he turned, bowing and smiling to his expectant audience, maneuvering his profile skillfully in the fusillade of exploding flashbulbs. With forefinger dramatically outstretched, he raised his hand for the oath. To the first, identifying question he replied: "Motion picture actor-I hope...
Number 47275. As the hearings reopened this week, the testimony changed abruptly. So far, most of the witnesses had been hand-picked by Chairman Thomas last summer. Now the committee turned to less friendly voices. First on the stand was Scriptwriter John Howard Lawson...
...Before the game, a cheer will be led for the Scarlet--"Harvard, Rah, Rah, Rutgers"; (2) between the halves, Crimson and Scarlet cheerleaders will combine in directing the same Short Cheer, with "Team" substituted for "Rutgers"; and (3) all Crimson rooters should stand and yell when Harvard enters or leaves the field or when the elevens change goals...
A.V.C members turned out in force last night for election of their ten delegates to next month's State convention, and, unhampered by factional strife, elected a slate which included members from both camps in last spring's battle over a firm stand against Communist leadership...
What is significant about the report is that in this era, when civil liberties seem gradually to be evaporating, such a strong stand should be taken by such a highly placed committee. If written into law, the committee's proposal would certainly live up to President Truman's boast that it represents "an American charter of human freedom in our time." The "if," however, is a big one. Several states, notably New York with its Ives-Quinn Fair Employment Practices Act, have already taken steps along the lines the committee indicates. And the Republican Party stands pledged to bring anti...