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Dates: during 1950-1959
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This year's 44 fellows are the cream of their trades. On hand is Political Scientist Benjamin Wright, former president of Smith College. From the University of Chicago comes Allison Davis, a distinguished Negro education professor. The other scholars include three psychiatrists and two law specialists. Their universities range...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Time to Think | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

Time and again, Syracuse's winged-T play seemed to be going to the left when Negro Sophomore Halfback Ernie Davis suddenly flashed back to take the ball and smash through the right side of the West Virginia line in a scissor-like reverse. Twice, the sturdy (6 ft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Boys from Syracuse | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

ELLIS DAVIS

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 19, 1959 | 10/19/1959 | See Source »

After years of yearning to shoot straight in a horse opera, Singer-Actor Sammy Davis Jr. got his wish, was exuberant after filming an all-Negro oater for CBS-TV's Zane Grey Theater. Wispy (5 ft. 6 in., 125 Ibs.) Sammy had been pessimistic about the prospects of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 19, 1959 | 10/19/1959 | See Source »

Two Manhattan TV critics (the World-Telegram's Harriet Van Horne and the Journal-American's Jack O'Brian) headlined their views identically: THE BIG PARTY is A BIG BORE. Fresh out of quiz programs to sponsor, Revlon this year is betting on 15 biweekly CBS variety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Hard Way to Tell a Joke | 10/19/1959 | See Source »

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