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Word: weres (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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It is refreshing and reassuring to know those people on the TV quiz shows were frauds. It was very discouraging to believe that anyone could know so much.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 7, 1959 | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

Your otherwise excellent article on the quiz-show scandals neglected the real culprit -that vice president from the Manufacturers Trust Co. We peasants from the sticks were counting on him and his uniformed bank guards to vouchsafe the purity and integrity of The $64,000 Question. He let us down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 7, 1959 | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

All of the people who sympathized with Van Doren seemed to completely overlook this perjury angle. Yet I wonder how these people would feel if they were on trial for a serious crime and, though innocent, found themselves convicted by the perjury of a witness. Would they shrug off that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 7, 1959 | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

It is ridiculous to hold that if a Roman Catholic is elected President, the Catholic Church will aspire [to rule the U.S.] under the Pope. Does the Pope run the state of California? Does he run the city of New York? Of course not. Neither could he nor would he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 7, 1959 | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

For those who are waiting anxiously for the Category of Flaws, they can keep on waiting. They were probably there, but they seem to fade into the background amidst the gaiety and fun. If you're looking for a really happy evening, this is it.

Author: By Paul A. Buttenwieser, | Title: The Mikado | 12/4/1959 | See Source »

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