Word: plain
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Harry Truman was not their best possible candidate for 1952. But doubts must have been raised in some minds by his mastery of the formula, by his confidence, and above all by the way he convinces those who hear him that he is pouring out his whole mind, a plain man saying what he thinks. Not even Roosevelt had this ability in the degree Truman has it. Well the 6,000 have known (since 1948) what a priceless political asset...
...Union's founding fathers, bluntly said: "Malan threatens us with revolution by defying the rule of law. This is Naziism . . ." Nicholls' protest got nowhere. "The only question," replied a Nationalist opponent, "is who is ... the boss." By 22 votes to 14, the Senate made it plain that Malan...
...became the galloping delegate of the New Deal and advocate of its social (and socialistic) suggestions - her calmly ladylike assumption that she is on the side of the reforming angels has turned her opponents livid with impotent and incoherent fury. They are positive that something about her is just plain wrong, but they can't quite put their finger on it. In their phrase (severely edited), she doesn't make sense. One of her favorite expressions, which appears often in her conversation and in her column, is "I feel ..." Not "I think," but "I feel." It might...
Other papers like McCormick's Washington Times-Herald and Hearst's Detroit Times did run the column, and the specific reason for the Journal-American's silence was plain...
...called a "revolution" in the U.S. money market. Since the firms on trial handle the bulk of all negotiated underwritten security issues, a decision against them would permit the Government to lay down rules to change virtually all investment-banking procedures. Last week such possibilities seemed remote; it was plain that the Government's case had been shot full of holes...