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The Viceroy. Graziani was a natural for the campaign in Ethiopia. Laughingly he asked Mussolini whether he wanted Ethiopia with or without Ethiopians, and Mussolini replied that the task was to carry "Roman civilization" to East Africa. From Italian Somaliland he rode into Ethiopia at the head of an army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Unforgiving Lion | 1/24/1955 | See Source »

Against Tech, second singles man Brooks Harris lost the varsity's only set of the afternoon. Troubled with blisters, the sophomore played barefooted for part of the match. At first singles, Ham Gravem defeated M.I.T. Captain John Melavas, 6-4, 6-3.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Net Squad Plays On Jeffs' Courts | 4/30/1954 | See Source »

Beagle, by the way, kicked with his shoe on, although publicity reports say that he is better barefooted and wears a zippered shoe for quick changes. Perhaps he figured that Boston might frown upon that which is acceptable in the New Hampshire wilderness, or else that Culolias might step on...

Author: By Richard A. Burgheim, | Title: Winless Green Encounters Defeat Here At Crimson Stadium's 50th Anniversary | 10/26/1953 | See Source »

The free schools were soon superseded by a city system dedicated to education for all. But generations of illiterates lived and died before this idealistic concept was even close to fulfillment. During periods in the1800s, the city tripled its population every generation. In uptown areas "splendid squares and streets are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Boys & Girls Together | 10/19/1953 | See Source »

The first time Dr. Johan Hendrik Botha saw green-eyed blonde Mavis, she was clad in rags, covered with veld sores and standing barefooted on the cow-dung floor of a filthy Zulu kraal. Horrified, the doctor, who treats thousands of Zulus in the lonely hills of northern Natal, decided...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Mavis & the Law | 9/28/1953 | See Source »

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