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Word: either (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...with Russia's bomb. Anyhow, that too was something to worry about later on; the possible personal consequences were hard to visualize. It took a while, especially in the heat of the baseball pennant races and the cool beauty of the early autumn, for the full meaning of either situation to sink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Difficult & Distant | 10/10/1949 | See Source »

...depressing aspect of the dispute was that it could have been settled overnight with no apparent injury to either side. It would cost Ben Fairless nothing more to waive his condition of worker contributions. Fairless pointed out that it would cost most of the workers nothing more in the long run to kick in a few cents; many of them were already contributing to pension and insurance funds. Pension money would belong to them as surely as if they had put it in a savings bank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Pride & Prejudice | 10/10/1949 | See Source »

From the Grand Plateau (12,880 ft), the climber can choose the path to the right or the sharper but less windswept one to the left. The thrills are much the same either way. At the top, the Alpinist may experience what one veteran climber called "the feeling of release and mystic union upon reaching the goal." All climbers do not attain that experience. Last month, eight climbers were caught in a blizzard near the top and froze to death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Men y. Mountains | 10/10/1949 | See Source »

...feel superior to Wellesley's rivals (as rivals feel superior to Wellesley). According to the girls, Radcliffe tends toward "the creepy, arty bookworm." Smith, some think, "makes big with the party type of girls." They don't care very much about Vassar, either: "Vassar makes girls into businesswomen." Wellesleyites prefer to think of themselves as "just well-rounded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Just Well Rounded | 10/10/1949 | See Source »

Next, the notes said, "A girl arose, and with deep emotion, spoke slowly, forthrightly, and earnestly. 'I work in a trade union. We try to keep people together. There are over 200 of us and we can't stand for any wishy-washy business. People are either for or against. We get rid of those who are against. Here there are a small group of vicious people trying to disrupt our delegation. There is another small group that is native. We came here for peace. Let's make decisions. There are too many disruptive points. Let's prevent it from...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: Youth Told of Grim U.S. at Budapest | 10/7/1949 | See Source »

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