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Sanctuary. In Atlanta, an injured pigeon with its tail feathers gone and right side badly mangled interrupted its homeward flight long enough to alight on the lawn of the S.P.C.A. for repairs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jun. 13, 1949 | 6/13/1949 | See Source »

...save himself time & trouble, Houston Oilman W. W. West took to parking his car in the bus zone in front of his office, forced bus passengers to alight in the street, cheerfully paid a daily $5 parking fine. Total to date...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, Nov. 29, 1948 | 11/29/1948 | See Source »

...quote Mr. Alfred Nessler of Schenectady as holding the world's record for keeping his pipe alight without relighting for 87 minutes 55 seconds [TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 5, 1948 | 1/5/1948 | See Source »

...should like to state that, this afternoon, I kept my pipe alight, without relighting, for 113½ minutes-witnessed by my wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 5, 1948 | 1/5/1948 | See Source »

Before they voted, enough Frenchmen to keep freedom alight had asked themselves the same question...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Flame Glows | 6/10/1946 | See Source »

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