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...full of loopholes that probably more do not register than do. Until this year, one of the most effective lobbies, the National Rifle Association, did not consider it necessary to admit that it was any such thing. Powerful individual lobbyists like Lawyers Clark Clifford, Thomas G. Corcoran and Abe Fortas in his precourt days earn their high fees by dealing directly with important friends. A phone call is often all that is needed. During the Truman era, James V. Hunt was able to do wonders for aspiring Government contractors by calling his friend General Harry Vaughan, Truman's military...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: INFLUENCE PEDDLING IN WASHINGTON | 5/16/1969 | See Source »

...voices of both William Baker and Natalie Fisher, though adequate and pleasing, are not quite as strong as one might wish, and occasionally it is difficult to hear them above the orchestra. But their characterizations of Captain Corcoran and Little Buttercup leave little to be desired--save that Miss Fisher should, ideally, be about twenty pounds heavier...

Author: By Jerald R. Gerst, | Title: H.M.S. Pinafore | 4/22/1969 | See Source »

Princeton scored first in the second quarter, on an 11-yard ramble by tailback Bruce Corcoran, but Harvard quickly retaliated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fourth-Period Field Goal Wins Game for J.V., 10-7 | 11/12/1968 | See Source »

Just three seconds slower than winner Tom Corcoran, a former Olympic skier, Friedman grabbed fourth place with a finishing time of 58 seconds. Flying through the gates in 90.5 seconds the coach snared a second in the slalom event, just 0.8 seconds off the winning time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Coach Follows Tracks Of Frosh Stars | 3/20/1968 | See Source »

...women's division of the Corcoran Cup, comprised of only two races, Cliffie skier Robin Barnes placed 5th and 11th for a combined standing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Skiers Compete Against National Racers | 1/19/1968 | See Source »

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