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...Lawrence, Mass. Lane built up a prosperous private law practice and invested in real estate. He continued to live with his shy and retiring wife in the modest frame house where he was born. He relaxed in consort with his constituents: "If there's a group of war veterans meeting in Lynn or a Jewish organization meeting in Chelsea, Tom Lane will be there," a friend explained. "Three weeks ago he attended at least six affairs in Revere, Lynn and Chelsea-all on one Sunday. He just never lets up. He'll look in the paper, see that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MASSACHUSETTS: The Quiet One | 3/19/1956 | See Source »

...whenever a storm approaches. There are bloodcurdling ghosts, and friendly ghosts, and even some sad little ghosts. The South, with its romantic and blood-drenched history, produces surpassingly satisfying ghosts, but there are other excellent entries, too. Samples: ¶ Charles ("Brickbat Charlie") Dorsey, a murderous debauchee, and his ripsnorting consort, a Hungarian slut named Rose Mataz ("Razzmatazz"), lived it up lecherously and lethally in Natchez-Under-the-Hill in the 18705 until Charlie did Rose wrong with a waterfront wench, and Rose did him in with chilling finesse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Friend of Ghosts | 12/5/1955 | See Source »

...Protestant churches, but would be headquarters for Catholics and Jews as well." Cried N.A.E. President Henry H. Savage: "The only statement of faith of [the National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches] is so inane that a Unitarian or an apostate from the faith can easily consort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Words & Works | 5/2/1955 | See Source »

About six weeks ago, Dickie Bland got the promise of the greatest privilege that can befall a provincial mayor: the opportunity to play official host to the Queen and her consort Prince Philip as they passed through town on a spring tour of the county. Delighted, Dickie plunged elbow-deep into plans for a gala reception at the town hall and a royal inspection of the local cotton mill. But then he learned that Her Majesty was to be attended at the visit by 100 rifle-bearing airmen of the R.A.F. Pacifist Mayor Bland appealed to a Lancashire county councillor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: A Man of Principle | 4/4/1955 | See Source »

...editorial staff struck. The editors defended the "freedom of the press," that is, as they say in Nigeria, freedom to do the devil's work. The theory behind the change of name was that a good Adelphian would not trifle with the delicate dignity of the president's "consort." The President restored normality when he declared that the whole affair was a little tempest within the college family. Exe Anyanwu Oguerl...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SOME OBJECTIONS | 2/15/1955 | See Source »

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