Word: stunted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...copy of the Registration number of your publication came into my hands. It contains the following statement by Professor Shapley: "The claim that Dr. Velikovsky's book is being suppressed is nothing but a publicity promotion stunt. Like having a book banned in Boston, it improves the sales. Several attempts have been made to link such a move to stop the book's publication to some organization or to the Harvard Observatory. This idea is absolutely false...
Since the HYRC has used your advertising columns for the unique purpose of intemperate personal attacks upon myself and upon the integrity of the Liberal Union, may I be given the opportunity to set the record straight? These irresponsible charges of "publicity stunt" and "political charlatans" leveled at the HLU for its advocacy of a Coolidge-Dever debate were those that the CRIMSON had the good taste not to print in accounts of the planned meeting. The failure of the Republicans to induce Mr. Coolidge to appear at Harvard to debate the Governor appears to have called forth from...
...appear at Harvard, the best that the HYRC could concoct to cover their failure was a patently ridiculous invitation that their candidate allegedly tended to the Governor to debate aboard the Coolidge sound-ruck as it was passing through Harvard Square. The Governor's campaign managers considered this stunt "insulting," but reitorated the Governor's willingness to meet Mr. Coolidge in orderly debate at the University. Mr. Coolidge's managers continued to decline...
...publicity stunt, Florida's Governor Fuller Warren carefully wrapped a native product, worth $35 in fancy Manhattan restaurants, and sent it off to New Hampshire's Governor Sherman Adams. The gift: an ostrich...
...imposing facade of Lehman Brothers, the family investment house in which his opponent, Senator Herbert Lehman, was once a partner. "This is very interesting to me, for a poor man to come down where all the money comes from," said old Joe Hanley in the corniest publicity stunt of the New York campaign...