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Crimson skaters may get a colder welcome home than they anticipated on returning to the Arena ice at 8 o'clock tonight. For a couple of months now the Chasemen have been looking forward to the Northeastern game as something of a breather after a tough road trip, but the resurgent Huskies have come up strong in two recent engagements to threaten seriously the prized reputation of two favorite Hub sons...

Author: By Robert W. Morgan jr., | Title: Skaters Meet Huskies Tonight at 8 | 1/7/1948 | See Source »

...Qualunquists, stacks of rightist newspapers made huge bonfires, and Red orators cursed the Government for not silencing "the fascist press." In Naples the Communists tried to raise a Red flag over the city hall. At that point the Reds, having completed their test run, seemed ready to take a breather and check results. The Communist-dominated labor confederation sent a letter to the Premier saying they were anxious "to avoid the peril of a civil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Is God So Angry? | 11/24/1947 | See Source »

Head cheerleader Jerry Spear last night pleaded for a three-hour breather from "student apathy" during this afternoon's Harvard Stadium gridiron clash. Spear set down three, rules that he hoped would be followed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rah-Rouser Lays Down Law, Sees No Apathy Lack Today | 11/1/1947 | See Source »

Diving, always good for a breather in points as well as time for Ulen's men, found Bob Aaron taking only third, with Ralph Buratti of the New Jerseyans hitting a high of 116.9 points...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Swimmers Bow to Rutgers | 3/15/1947 | See Source »

...Republicans, now majority members for the first time in 14 years, were in a businesslike mood. In their own words they wanted to "get things done, go home and give the people a breather." They were acutely aware that Americans find it hard to breathe in a thick political atmosphere. This session, majority leaders fervently hoped, would finish its work by July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: The 80th Congress | 1/6/1947 | See Source »

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