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These two tallies came within 36 seconds of each other early in the first period while Middlebury was a man short. Terry O'Malley took a pass from center Bob Cleary behind the cage and backhanded it around the left post for the first goal at 3:50. Seconds later...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Six Blanks Middlebury | 12/12/1955 | See Source »

John Carruthers got around the Crimson defense and put B.U. in the lead, 3 to 2, at 15:24. Two minutes later Bob Owen backhanded Bob McVey's pass from 20 feet out into the lower right corner to tie the score for the third and last time.

Author: By Charles Steedman, | Title: B. U. Tops Varsity 4-3 in Overtime | 12/10/1955 | See Source »

When Dides was suspended, he gave the theory a kind of backhanded support. "Certain elements of the government think I don't agree with their policies," he said. "That is why they suspended me."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Rot at the Heart | 10/18/1954 | See Source »

Television, which Skouras once called "the greatest enemy the film industry ever had," had also helped Hollywood in a backhanded way. By killing off the market for B pictures, it forced Hollywood to concentrate on bigger and better productions. This has paid off at the box office, where gross is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SHOW BUSINESS: New Dimension | 9/6/1954 | See Source »

Unsanctified Facts. The next day the discussions focused on Indo-China and the defense of Southeast Asia. Anthony Eden did not apologize for the backhanded insults he dealt Foster Dulles in his House of Commons speech, but he did say he regretted having raised a storm of dissent in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Bright Pinpricks in the Gloom | 7/5/1954 | See Source »

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