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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...moment, two qualities seem to set apart the 1948 football team: (1) They are players in excellent condition, and (2) they know how to tackle...

Author: By Don Carswell, | Title: Valpey Sets Up Defenses for Lions | 9/29/1948 | See Source »

Their friendly battle-assuming that it stayed friendly-was an indication of how things were in the U.S. The major parties, never far apart ideologically, only divide violently in moments of great, inner stress. The simple and uncomplicated issue of 1948-whether or not it was time to clean house-was a good sign of a generally united...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: The Friendly Battle | 9/27/1948 | See Source »

Bunker Hill. Apart from Southworth, the Braves got most of their early-season drive from pepperpot Second Baseman Eddie Stanky, late of the Dodgers, almost a "playing coach" until he broke his ankle on a slide. It was Stanky who helped Rookie Shortstop Alvin Dark (now batting .331) off to his sensational start. Even without Stanky, Billy's boys picked up speed. For pitching, Southworth relied on two work horses-tobacco-chewing right-hander Johnny Sain, with two 20-game seasons under his belt, and lefthander Warren Spahn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Double-Pennant Fever | 9/20/1948 | See Source »

...swept-back wings with controls on their tips (see cut). This design may account for the fact that Pilot Derry felt none of the "compressibility" effects when flying in the transsonic speed range. But the DH-108 may have other improvements that are secret. A similar plane came apart in the air and killed Geoffrey de Havilland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Mach 1.1 | 9/20/1948 | See Source »

...Curtice was sent "around the corner" in Flint to Buick. The depression had hit the whole industry, but Buick, which had nothing to meet the switch of buyers to lower-priced lines, almost fell apart. In that year it made only 40,621 cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: The Big Shake | 9/20/1948 | See Source »

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