Word: treads
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Communism, as a political philosophy, should be taught in colleges, objectively, the Student Council said, like any other academic subject. In their statement, they urged investigators to tread carefully lest they "stifle free thought through the pressures engendered by widespread fear...
Adjustable Wagon. Omaha's American Road Equipment Co. announced an adjustable wagon to fit all farm chores, e.g., a narrow tread for harvesting corn, a wide tread for haying, and different heights for mechanical attachments. Price...
...even without McCarthy's leadership, the Committee would be a poor investment for America's trust. Any group sent out to investigate at whim is bound to tread on the toes of privacy and decency, if only to find enough topics to justify its existence...
...Tread & Needle. That brought California's Senator William Knowland to his feet. Foster Dulles had sent him a letter signed by Grew, Armour and Gibson, recommending an accompanying list of prospects for diplomatic posts. On the list: Chip Bohlen, as Ambassador to Moscow. The letter and memo were classified documents and could not be read on the floor, said Knowland, but they clearly recommended Bohlen...
This made a natural opening for the measured tread of the man from Wisconsin: Joe McCarthy. Said he, in a quiet voice: "I think [Dirksen] is a fairly good security risk, and I think he should be allowed to see the letter, so that there may be no question about it." Knowland, flushed, shouted: "I do not know whether the Senator from Wisconsin is suggesting that my veracity should be questioned on the floor of the Senate . . . This is the first time that has happened ... I am serving as chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, and I would not misrepresent...