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Dates: during 1950-1959
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From that time on, in his pilgrimage to discover the truth about North and South, Allan meets all the top people. There is "the notorious Levi Coffin of Cincinnati," founder of the Underground Railroad for runaway slaves; Allan is armed with a hunting knife for killing abolitionists, but is charmed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Molasses & Manassas | 12/21/1959 | See Source »

To make the defeat more galling, Louisiana picked two of Long's bitterest enemies to fight it out in the runoff. High man of the eleven candidates scrambling for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination: de-Lesseps Story Morrison, 47, veteran reform Mayor of New Orleans (four four-year terms), clobbered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LOUISIANA: Ole Earl's Downfall | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

¶ For a year's guarantee of $35,000, brooding Alex Olmedo, 23, California's Peruvian-in-residence (University of Southern California), quit amateur tennis to join the pros. In a 65-match world tour, Olmedo will hazard his erratic shots against canny Old Pros Pancho Gonzales and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Dec. 14, 1959 | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

Guard: Roger Davis, 21, Syracuse; 6 ft. 3 in., 228 lbs. Major: physical education. "No. 1 prospect on the No. 1 team, tremendous offensive blocker with enough speed to make tackles all over the field. Could go as linebacker or defensive end."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: All-America | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

Mortimer went to Stevens Institute, but left before graduation. He became a baking-powder salesman for R. B. Davis Co., was made head of sales at 22. His next stop was the Madison Avenue advertising agency of George Batten Co., where he worked on the Sanka account, pulled his weight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING: Just Heat & Serve | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

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