Word: tour
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Candidate Dewey had hustled out from New York for a whirlwind tour. At way stations, he clambered out to address swarms of schoolkids, talked to S.R.O. audiences in small-town theaters. His target was the Administration's foreign policy: "We must not allow a weak, incompetent and wavering Administration to bungle us into war." In Milwaukee, where he posed with the leader of the oompah German band, no one missed his jab at MacArthur: "This is not a war crisis-it is a peace crisis. Military genius, no matter how excellent, is not the answer." At Eau Claire...
Fielding was weak throughout the tour and errors abounded in almost every position. Weather contributed a lot to the misplays, but taking the circumstances into account, Coach Adolph Samborski still is not satisfied...
Meanwhile, the Band is going ahead with plans for a South American tour this summer. The State Department has stamped official approval on the project, but the University is withholding a final nod until the six-week trip has been completely underwritten by a suitable "angel...
...Williamsburg Bridge. In between is an intricate, tense story involving a number of jewel thieves and two untiring detectives. The camera roams pleasantly over most of New York as the detectives close in, and Albert Maltz, the scriptwriter, has even provided moments of comic relief in his caressing tour of the city...
...Schwebel's request to form a National Student league in support of the Michigan Senator's nomination. "I must emphatically request you not to proceed with the organization contemplated," his message road in part, "I am very sure I can best serve my country by completing my present tour of duty in the Senate...