Word: supportive
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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What Is Loyalty? Harry Truman tossed away the new loyalty test the very next morning at his press conference. What was needed, said Harry Truman, was a definition of a Democrat. Democrats, he went on, are those people who support the Democratic platform, which is the law of the Democratic Party. Would he consider votes on Taft-Hartley repeal a test of a true Democrat? He certainly would, replied the President...
...Republicans' Joe Martin stepped across the aisle and whispered to Marcantonio. Vito got to his feet and demanded teller vote on his measure. Republicans stood as a man to support this demand, then filed down the aisle to be counted against the bill. Thus, angry and embarrassed Administration leaders were forced to make a public record of the fact that out & out reinstatement of labor's cherished Wagner Act was beaten by the House by an overwhelming 275 to 37 vote...
Johnson had not told that to the Marines. In fact, he seemed to be losing sight of the Marine airmen's one peculiar function: supporting Marine ground forces in amphibious operations. Marine air is the only flying arm specifically trained for close-in support of ground troops from carrier bases...
Announcement of the first contributions to the drive was made by John B. Marsh '08, chairman of the nationwide fund. The school found it necessary to go to its alumni for support, Marsh explained, because endowments have not kept pace with constantly expanding needs...
...your April 23 issue, page 2, column 6, you speak of Donald Henderson, "American Labor Leader," as saying "American Labor will not support an imperialist war" or some such noble line. I wasn't surprised...