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...York, in Washington, in San Juan, Government agents began a high-pressure investigation of the weird assassination plot. Government agents roused by teletype combed Manhattan's Spanish Harlem; they picked up a covey of Puerto Rican Nationalists, arrested the wives of the two gunmen. Both women were dry-eyed and defiant. Cried Rosa Collazo to her three daughters: "Hold up your heads. Don't be ashamed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Fanatics' Errand | 11/13/1950 | See Source »

...week, the presidential desk was clear and the crew had polished up the brass on the good yacht Williamsburg. Harry Truman packed up his white wool yachting cap and a covey of his best speechwriters and set out for a lazy eight-day session of waterborne poker, napping and perhaps some occasional phrasemaking in preparation for the political lists. It was to be a comfortable trip. The Williamsburg wasn't going any place in particular-just cruising along Chesapeake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Just Cruising Along | 10/9/1950 | See Source »

...sour-faced man with saddlebag eyes gingerly picked his way past a covey of dancing girls, glared at the cameras and sneered: "That is the finale of the old Jack Carter program . . . our show starts where the others leave off." Old friends remembered the touch. After a year in semiretirement, Fred Allen was back this week in the gold mines, digging for all he was worth and giving entertaining signs of hating every minute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Back to the Mines | 10/2/1950 | See Source »

...House baseball, Leverett made the most of two hits and defeated Dunster, 5 to 2. Dick Covey and Tom Fitzpatrick each got two hits off Bunny hurler Si Lippmann, but Lippmann bore down with men on base to preserve...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot Crew Cops Intramural Title | 5/18/1950 | See Source »

Shepard has conducted most of the practices himself, despite his duties as jayvee football coach. Wilson and letterman Dick Covey have also coached the sessions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tonight Marks Close Of Spring Basketball | 5/5/1950 | See Source »

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