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...There is no use hiding our heads in the sand," cried the Senator. "People in the South are so bitter . . . that they will never accept him as a candidate. I wish very much that he would sense the situation and withdraw." He predicted that the Democratic Party would be "cut to ribbons" in November if Truman were its standard bearer, and urged the nomination of General Dwight D. Eisenhower.*The President, who had firmly announced his candidacy a fortnight ago (TIME, March 15), made no comment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: President's Week, Mar. 29, 1948 | 3/29/1948 | See Source »

Four Sentences; Two Columns. Henry replied in two radio speeches that sounded more than ever like the gospel from Moscow. Typical quotes: "The word 'Communism' is a much greater menace than the Communists. . . Adolf Hitler made good political use of this red-baiting weapon, but. . .his first attack was made on western democracies, not Russia. . . . It is not Russia, but American democracy which is the intended victim of the first attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: No. I Pin-Up Boy | 3/29/1948 | See Source »

Music lovers, comprising a small but influential segment of the Dunster population, make extensive use of the Library's record collection and of the practice facilities which grew out of the recent $5,000 grant to all the Houses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Frontier Life Percolates in Dunster Halls | 3/26/1948 | See Source »

...announcement to news scribes recently, McCaw stated that there was no use going west to escape maniacal professorial automobile drivers, for the morons of the sunset states are in a close second behind college professor as the worst and most dangerous drivers in the world...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Profs, Morons Tie As Worst Drivers | 3/25/1948 | See Source »

Veterans might crew lunds on Veterans' Administration excess charge forms to cover costs, hut Monro advised, "Most veterans realize that unless they have eligibility time to burn, this is not a good way to use their eligibility...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tuition Hike Would Hit Veterans, Says Monro | 3/25/1948 | See Source »

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