Word: sloganism
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...meetings, chants and cheers for Francisco Franco; all over Spain there were uniforms-the khaki of the regular Army, red berets and blue shirts of the Falangists; white blouses and blue skirts of the Auxilio Social. Uniforms on an individualistic people, children marching and chanting in unison the Falangist slogan "Produce! Produce! Produce!" Madrid workmen, traditional Leftists, parading with hammers, wrenches, shovels, trowels, to show their respective trades-all this said that the old Spain was dead, dead as the 400,000 militiamen who were killed trying to keep its present Government from coming into power...
Newest of Philadelphia's publishers, Moe Annenberg is the most feared of all. Yet in his quest for respectability he has not been unmindful of the ethics of his profession. Two months ago the Inquirer posted on its masthead the slogan: "An Independent Newspaper for All the People," and it has kept its promise of independence. It has soured on Governor James, whom it helped to elect, has roasted the Legislature for killing Philadelphia's much-needed City Charter Bill, will back a Democratic mayoralty ticket next fall if Annenberg does not like the Republican nominee. Publisher Annenberg...
...slogan of most opposition parties in Europe might well be the battle cry that punsters once pinned on U. S. Socialist Norman Thomas: "Cast away your votes and follow me!" Oppositionists are purged in Russia, shot in Germany, castor-oiled in Italy, executed in Spain, while in most of Central Europe their continued existence is dependent upon the utter impossibility of their ever winning an election. Last week two big opposition party congresses -Labor in England (see p. 24) and Socialist in France-demonstrated that even in Europe's democracies, where oppositionists are not considered criminals, enemies...
...collaboration with Story & Clark Piano Co. of Grand Haven, Mich., RCA put on the market the Storytone, priced at $695. Story & Clark will distribute the piano, which is basically like other electronics, with the slogan "Voiced by RCA Victor." Not many manufacturers have yet made money on electric pianos. Reason: piano players are conservative; before buying a substitute for a piano they want to be sure they want...
...American Youth Commission and Director Reeves believe that the Texas high-school youngsters who graduated last year with the slogan: "WPA, here we come," are not typical of U. S. Youth. They prefer to tell about the sandier college class which was told by its history professor that he planned to run for police commissioner of a university town but expected to be defeated by the city machine. The class went out and got him elected...