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Craig climbed up the ladder of routine peacetime duty from Haiti to China, acquired the reputation of a steady, thoroughly professional soldier. His first wife was an invalid for a dozen years; during those years, Craig spent all his spare time at her bedside. He rarely appeared at officers'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War: The First Team | 8/14/1950 | See Source »

Contented Lions

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 29, 1950 | 5/29/1950 | See Source »

House Beautiful. In Oklahoma City, Police Chief L. J. Hilbert hoped that his prisoners would "be more contented" as soon as he got that blinding red paint off the walls of the jail, replaced it with some creamy whites, restful greens and pastel blues.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, May 15, 1950 | 5/15/1950 | See Source »

Classics concentrators are nearly all contented with their field. Most of them are honors candidates, so a C is practically considered a flunking grade. Marks below C are given only when a student severely neglects his work.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Classics | 4/28/1950 | See Source »

While most big manufacturers wondered what to do, Proctor Electric Co., whose toaster had been cut from $22.50 to $17.47, announced a full-scale legal assault to plug discount-house breaches. Then it modified its stand, possibly because discount houses sell a great deal of merchandise. It contented itself with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Militant Macy's | 3/27/1950 | See Source »

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