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...accused him of blundering; he had, they told favored newsmen, triggered a trap which they had set for Secretary of State Dean Acheson. The plan had been to make unpopular Dean Acheson the chief G.O.P. target, ask him pointed questions about his discussions with the President, then try to cite him for contempt if he refused to answer. Even if they couldn't make the charge stick, Republicans hoped to keep the case in the courts and before the public until...
...ridden his highest horse of all against the booming business of San Berdoo's red-light district. Once, George climbed into his pulpit to cite the names and records of the big shots in a gambling, bookmaking and prostitution enterprise that, according to a 1948-49 grand-jury report, grossed $2,000,000 a year in the county. Time after time he has jolted proper Presbyterians with his spade-calling sermons about pimps, whores and gamblers. Then, three weeks ago, he got the chance he had been waiting...
...people in general, when thinking of a great military victory or drive, immediately think of the "fame-drenched" Marine Corps? We can cite quite a few examples where the "leathernecks" (here in Korea) would have been at a loss without the help of the Army or Navy or Air Force. They haven't done any better than the rest of the line troops...
...constitutional question was arguable. Historians could and did cite numerous precedents for almost unlimited presidential powers in an emergency. But there was an obvious difference between sending a few ships to squash the Barbary pirates in 1802 and figuring on sending perhaps eight divisions of U.S. troops to encamp more or less permanently in Europe. Such action, based on last month's Brussels agreement (which the Senate had never been asked to approve), was in fact a drastic phase of far-reaching and brand-new national policy...
Whatever the reasons may be, there is now no official ruling against colleges going out and buying football players. In the light of this situation it is well to cite the case of one Southern school, a member of the group, and a representative of the anti-Sanity movement...