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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...father's trade. But he grew up to have his old man's squat build. And in the politician's trade, which Joe Martin took up, he worked in the manner of a blacksmith - a nail here, a nail there, working most of the time close to the ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Nov. 7, 1949 | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

...runs from New York City southwards across the New Jersey flatlands to the village of Princeton, where the university of the same name is located. This region was early explored--situated as it was on the edge of the fertile Piedmont plateau, stamping grounds of the Lenai Lenape Indians, close to what was later to become the most fertile potato-growing area of what was later to become the Garden State, it was of the greatest interest to pioneers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: P. J. & B. | 11/5/1949 | See Source »

...single person. It is a municipal disease caused partly by the city's antiquity, partly by the large immigrant groups, even more by geography. The city's real problem is one of the decreasing value of land, Since 1906, the assessment valuation of properly in Boston has remained very close to $2000 per capita. As the cost of living has risen, this valuation which normally should follow the trend of the owner's prosperity, has remained steady; the land is so poor for industry and residence that even in good times it cannot command a reasonable price on the real...

Author: By Edward C. Haley, | Title: Curley Has Edge in Boston Election | 11/4/1949 | See Source »

...letters were sent to the Chairmen of the Committees on Defense because of West Point's close proximity to the United States government...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Egg in Your Beer | 11/2/1949 | See Source »

Princeton ground out much of its yardage by faking an end run by wingback George Sella, who would hand-off to tailback Dick Kazmaier, who in turn knifed off tackle for about five yards at a clip. If the Rutgers secondary pulled in close to meet this play, Caldwell set a flanker to the left and sent Sella on an end sweep--one which clicked for 65 yards and the tie-breaking touchdown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Vicious in Win over Scarlet | 11/1/1949 | See Source »

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