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American Army was a decoy; 2) he thought a negotiated peace would avert a prolonged blood bath and eventual American defeat; 3) the fact that enemy forces held better ground at Monmouth justified his withdrawal tactics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Traitor or Patriot? | 5/21/1951 | See Source »

Donies Aid of Decoy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bookie-Barber Gets 6 Months, $100 Fine | 5/4/1950 | See Source »

Chief King praised the work of Captain Stokes' Crime Prevention Bureau in handling this case, and denied statements attributed to him in the Boston press that a decoy had been used in the raid...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bookie-Barber Gets 6 Months, $100 Fine | 5/4/1950 | See Source »

Nadherny hasn't carried too much recently. He has been listed as ailing for various reasons; in the Princeton game his presence alone was enough of a threat to justify his use as a decoy. Harvard partisans will remember his tackle and guard dives in the 1946 and 1947 games, however; the memory alone should be enough to frighten anyone who believes that Nadherny is through...

Author: By Charles W. Bailey, | Title: Eli Gridders Defy 'Injuries" for Harvard Tilt | 11/18/1949 | See Source »

Genially Bevan said: "The right honorable gentleman thinks that he is the leader of the Conservative Party." In a whisper like muted flutes: "But he is not, he is not!"-the inflection rising mockingly on each "not." Finally the crash of brasses: "He is their decoy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Battle of the Giants | 10/10/1949 | See Source »

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