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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Twice in its history, Pierian came perilously close to dying, but through the perseverance of a few, it maintained its record as the oldest continuously existing musical organization in America...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pierian Sodality Celebrates 140th Anniversary; Organization, Founded in 1808, Runs Orchestra | 5/4/1948 | See Source »

Gone are the long, fawning close-ups of the Führer, gone the Wagnerian surges on the sound track to underline every German victory. Gone is any suggestion that the Germans (even hard-working Leni) had anything to do with the film; the distributors are taking no chances with U.S. public opinion. By shrewd editing, a 260-minute heil to German athletic prowess has been reduced to a 92-minute rah-rah for the All-American...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Leni's Olympics | 5/3/1948 | See Source »

...dozen pages which describe the climactic mission into Germany (based largely on an account of the Regensburg raid which Lay wrote for the Satevepost) must be close to the best writing about air combat to come out of World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Bombers' Story | 5/3/1948 | See Source »

Princeton scoring came on four converted and three unconverted tries. The Crimson ruggers came close to scoring only twice--a penalty kick for goal which failed, and a running dribble advance to the two-yard line...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Ruggers Lose to Princeton | 5/3/1948 | See Source »

...Kirkland Dining Hall to hear a summary of the main features of the new retirement plan, effective February 1948. In explaining how the new plan will work and the benefits derived, a lot of confusion has arisen in the minds of a great number of employees, especially those close to the compulsory retirement...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Retirement Plan | 5/3/1948 | See Source »

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