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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...wife." Added the director: "Ingrid explained things quite clearly to Mr. Lindstrom last May when she saw him in Messina during a 48-hour visit. Our situation was fully discussed. And I want to make clear that at that time the relationship between Ingrid and myself was absolutely correct. It is not our fault, is it, if we cannot get married because Ingrid has been unable so far to obtain a divorce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Act of God | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

...this might point to invalidation of the election. But it seems hardly worth while to throw the newly-elected committee--probably the correct one by now--out of office. This election got completely out of control, as the Council must have discovered after two days of counting and recounting. Realization of the mistakes plus uncomfortable publicity should be enough to insure a more even-handed operation next time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Election Confusion | 12/20/1949 | See Source »

Since there were 300 questions, and five possible answers to each one, chance alone would give 60 correct replies. If a student gets considerably above 60, it is possible that he has "ESP" ability...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Clairvoyants Try Perception Tests | 12/17/1949 | See Source »

...power of preserving peace to the UN in 1945, they must have known that any successful international organization would need armed force. You can't achieve peace by talk, even if it be broadcast over radio and TV. Granted, the UN's decision may have been premature though correct. If nations are sincere about international government, they must now give the UN what rightfully belongs to it: guns to back its decisions. When you permit a four-year-old to play with fire, it is only fair to give him the wherewithal to put the flames...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Holy Peace? | 12/15/1949 | See Source »

...course, no one knows precisely what rules an undergraduate organization must live up to. Like Topsy, they've just growed. To correct this disorder, the Dean's Office and the Student Council are in the midst of preparing a complete codification of the rules. The Dean's Office has suggested one set of rules. The Student Council, after a year and a half of deliberation about the Dean's Office's proposals has come up with a set of its own, differing from the first more in organization than in content. Regardless of which set gets the final...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rules | 12/6/1949 | See Source »

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