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Near the half of Saturday's game, an undergraduate stole over to the University of Massachusetts stands. Quickly, he grabbed a large sign proclaiming "Crush Harvard," sped to the home side, and before the UMass fans could react, virtually demolished...

Author: By Jack Rosenthal, | Title: Varsity Opens Season by Overpowering Massachusetts Eleven by 60-to-6 Score | 10/3/1955 | See Source »

Grim sat the Red Socks in their dressing room. Coach Coldstone paced up and down. His voice threatened them. "Okay boys, the day has come. We must rip the Giants to pieces! These New York Salon Lions think they will crush us. But I know you boys otherwise. Think also upon Jimmy Rubber with his bruised ribs, and SLUG that Pat O'Neil in the jaw and on his nose. Before all else, however, remember Gormee, whom you left out on the playing field with a broken neck...

Author: By Herbert Beyer, | Title: Football, Communist Style | 10/1/1955 | See Source »

Last week the British government made strong representation to the Republic's Prime Minister John Costello to crush the I.R.A. before its gunmen trigger real trouble in Northern Ireland. But it was doubtful whether Costello, who presides over a coalition government, is strong enough to do what De Valera had done. In Costello's Cabinet there are men who agree with ex-Foreign Minister Sean MacBride (son of the late famed Patriot Maud Gonne, and himself an old I.R.A. man) who said: "While the I.R.A. voices the national sentiment of the people, no Irish government would place itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: The Gunmen | 8/29/1955 | See Source »

...ankle. But when her birthday dawned, Margaret rose early at Balmoral Castle, got piping greetings from nephew Charles and niece Anne, then with other members of the royal family drove to Sunday services at nearby Crathie Church. The crowd outside toppled part of the churchyard wall in its crush to see her. The princess looked radiant, especially when the Rev. John Lamb, from the pulpit, wished her "the fulfillment of her desires.'' The day passed quietly, without public hint of whether fulfillment in this case involved R.A.F. Group Captain Peter Townsend, 40, the divorced air hero whom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Aug. 29, 1955 | 8/29/1955 | See Source »

Facts & Fantasy. "That is what we agreed on, isn't it?" said Khrushchev to his colleagues. Mikoyan and Kaganovich nodded. The party boss looked around for Premier Bulganin, who had turned off in the crush of people, and missing him, remarked: "I have discussed this with Bulganin, and he agrees with me . . ." Then grabbing Walmsley by the lapels-his customary way of speaking when he is serious-Khrushchev began: "I liked the last statement of Eisenhower at his press conference-not all of it, I must tell the truth: there were right things and wrong things. In any case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BIG FOUR: Surprise Party | 7/18/1955 | See Source »

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