Word: thomson
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Buckley spoke to a packed house in debate with James C. Thomson Jr., Chairman of the Yale Daily News. After the speech, the Political Union voted 65-53 to uphold Thomson's defense of academic freedom...
...Thomson stated the differences between his opinions and those of Buckley by saying, "He would like (a university) to teach what he believes. I would like it to teach how to think. He would like it to indoctrinate. I would like it to designate. He would like it to subscribe to a rigid orthodoxy. I would like it to be a meeting ground for a complex of conflicting orthodoxies...
Victory was especially sweet to the Dodgers this year because they had lost by one-game margins in 1950 and 1951. Last year they saw a 13½-game lead fizzle away, wound up in a tie and lost the playoff when the Giants' Bobby Thomson clouted an unforgettable ninth-inning home run. This year Brooklyn was often wobbly, but always recovered in time...
...John M. Thomson, Daily News chairman, made the decision to support Governor Stevenson. Thomson, who decides all the paper's editorial policies, is noted for his generally liberal policy...
Rookie catcher Ray Katt singled home the decisive run in the ninth, scoring Bob Thomson. Righthander Lew Burdette lost his 11th decision of the year as a result...