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...chile con carne...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Whitman Girls Desert Dining Hall in Protest of Chile, Prune Whip Meal | 3/23/1951 | See Source »

Almost the first student Staley had was a young ward worker named James Michael Curley, later famed as mayor, congressman, governor and convicted con-man.* "He had the harsh Boston voice," recalls Delbert Staley, "and the vocabulary of a fishmonger. But I straightened out his grammar, gave him a vocabulary, and trained his voice." Curley, says Staley proudly, is "the greatest American orator since Daniel Webster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Power Through Speech | 2/12/1951 | See Source »

...Buenos Aires' downtown Avenida de Mayo, colored lights, bunting and comic posters went up in preparation for a municipal jamboree. In Uruguay, practical jokers would soon be in full frolic on Montevideo's streets. In Lima, everybody battened down for a soaking, giggling weekend of indoor juegos con agua (water fights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE AMERICAS: Carnaval! | 2/5/1951 | See Source »

...must balance our budget and con...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Work Done | 12/18/1950 | See Source »

Schlesinger, who debated with Charles R. Cherington '35, associate professor of Government, on the subject, "Americans for Democratic Action-Pro and Con," said further that the exigencies of the era make leisurely discussion impossible and decisive action imperative...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Schlesinger Calls For Active A.D.A. | 12/13/1950 | See Source »

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