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IN less than four days the French forces, under sad-eyed, three-star General Raoul Salan, literally leaped on Hoa Binh. The first wave of parachutists came down on a hill overlooking the town, but found that the Communists had already beaten them to the mountains. The second wave of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF INDO-CHINA: Severing an Artery | 11/26/1951 | See Source »

Eliot completely outclassed Dudley, scoring in every period. Quarterback Charlie Cabot led the onslaught, passing for four Elephant touchdowns. On the third play, he threw five yards to Major Close for the score, and on the last play of the game he connected with a 40-yard pass play to...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lowell, Eliot Elevens Win; Dunster Takes Soccer Title | 11/20/1951 | See Source »

Following the Grand New Party's Grand New March last Tuesday was the "Elephant Hunt." By way of introduction, the toastmaster explained the difficulties of finding a new symbol to replace the twenty-year-old cartoonists' version of an elephant looking back on its laurels of yesterday. Three women and...

Author: By Samuel B. Potter, | Title: Cabbages and kings | 11/16/1951 | See Source »

"Let's go on an elephant hunt," he started, rhythmically slapping his knees to simulate the sound of stamping through the jungle. "Let's go on an elephant hunt," chanted the audience as it followed suit. "We have to go through some tall grass," the hunter announced, waving his arms...

Author: By Samuel B. Potter, | Title: Cabbages and kings | 11/16/1951 | See Source »

Then came the fireworks. The gunbearer shot off a spate of ping-pong balls into the ballroom. Whoever caught one of the three white ping-pong balls were to receive a prize. Two men and a woman stepped up to the platform; the first man received a small stuffed elephant...

Author: By Samuel B. Potter, | Title: Cabbages and kings | 11/16/1951 | See Source »

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