Word: swore
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Strike Me Like a Ton." When Senator John McClellan of Arkansas tried to find out how Lev's Mid-City Uniform Cap Co. was able to cut its bid on military caps below competitors after all bids were supposedly in, Lev swore it was all news to him, insisting, "This is really strike me like a ton over my head." Suddenly, he leaped up and began passing around pictures of his plant, refusing to heed Senator McClellan's order to stop. "I'm proud of this plant," he cried, holding up the hearing while he distributed pictures...
...Witness William Cummings, of Toledo, who swore Lamb was on a "must" list of Communist contributors, admitted that he was a bigamist...
...Witness Lowell Watson, of Olathe, Kans., who testified that Lamb was introduced to him as a Communist function ary, swore later that he had lied as a "result of constant and consistent coaching" by FCC staffers...
...Marie Natvig. In October Mrs. Natvig held the stand for 13 days, and under questioning by FCC Attorney Walter R. Powell Jr., told luridly and convincingly of meeting "Comrade Lamb" at a Communist Party gathering. The two discussed Communism in a Columbus, O. bistro named the Purple Cow, she swore, and ended the discussion in a hotel room, where she committed her "first act of infidelity." Three months later the grey-haired grandmother recanted. On the stand Mrs. Natvig said that she had been "brainwashed" and forced to lie about Lamb by FCC Lawyer Powell, who threatened "to make trouble...
...Play. In Cape Girardeau, Mo., arrested for running through a stop sign, Dr. Paul G. Wolff followed the police car to headquarters, paid a $7.50 fine, then swore out a complaint charging Sergeant Clifton Bess with speeding...