Word: subbed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...performer in the field today. He has become popular more quickly than any other singer in recording history, last year selling thirteen million records. The growing sideburn cult and the wearing of "I Love Elvis" skirts are further indications of his adoption as an idol by the American adolescent sub-culture. The nature of the songs he records, mainly concerning romantic love, but often lack of romantic success, is an important factor contributing to his popularity, as is his emergence from the especially other-directed youth culture. The average teen-ager can vicariously share Presley's easily-acquired wealth...
...Wilson's strong remarks before the House Armed Service sub-committee were incited by Pentagon opposition to the six-month active service requirement, brought out earlier this month. This directive, according to Mr. Wilson, was based on two considerations: 1) failure of the six-month active duty Reserve plan that Pentagon master-minds developed last year, and failure of the Guard to "cooperate" in soliciting enlistments...
...then became one of 12 experts on the United Nations Sub-Commission on Freedom of Information and the Press. He was U.S. delegate to the U.N. Conference in Geneva...
...meantime, the University narrowly averted a strike of dining hall employees who felt their culinary efforts were unappreciated, and students continued their persistent complaints that Central Kitchen fare was sub-standard...
...Congress to increase the power of the Federal courts and Federal law enforcement agencies to deal with these abuses, and while the House will probably pass such legislation, in the Senate the bills were referred to James O. Eastland's Judiciary Committee. Eastland in turn refered them to the sub-committee on civil rights, but increased that group's membership from three to seven, adding four Senators whose attitude towards such legislation ranges from lukewarm to antagonistic. That sub-committee, in turn, gives every indication of intending to delay action on the bills as long as possible...