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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Though six inches shorter than his opponent, Ron Noonan had no trouble decisioning Dan Freeman for the 155-pound freshman title...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Boxing Title Goes To Adams House; Isenberg Repeats | 3/11/1950 | See Source »

...Navy letter, which came from Acting Secretary Dan A. Kimball to the College chapter of the American Veteran's Committee, answered a previous AVC letter that pointed out the complete lack of any "informer clause" in the loyalty certificate at the University of North Carolina...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Navy Policy on NROTC Certificate May Change | 3/9/1950 | See Source »

There is some lag in the early parts of the film, but when the Mary Loos-Richard Sale script finally manages to give Willie (Dan Dailey) his overseas assignment, it hits the stride of runaway farce. Within a wild four days, Willie flies the Atlantic twice, bails out of a B-17 over German-held France, joins the French underground, carries a top enemy secret to Eisenhower's headquarters and the Pentagon-and winds up back in Punxsutawney, suspected of desertion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Mar. 6, 1950 | 3/6/1950 | See Source »

...Starlet Corinne Calvet, gotten up as an overblown copy of Rita Hayworth, makes a fancy leader of the Maquis. Back home, Evelyn Varden plays Willie's comically bland mother to perfection, and William Demarest, a graduate of Sturges comedies, lampoons the bellicose American Legionnaire father with merciless skill. Dan Dailey flings himself into the best role of his career with all his hoofer's timing and energy, makes befuddled Willie just as funny, human and enormously likable as he ought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Mar. 6, 1950 | 3/6/1950 | See Source »

Lilitenthal will be introduced by Dan Griswold of the Law School. The speech is sponsored by the Cambridge School of Weston, whose Board of Directors is headed by Richard H. Field '26, professor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lilienthal Speaks On Atomic Power And World Peace | 3/2/1950 | See Source »

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