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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...This is not going to be a whitewash," promised Georgia's tough old Carl Vinson. "Let the chips fall where they will." As soon as his Armed Services Committee could round up a staff of investigators, he was going to find out just what lay behind the rumors of skulduggery in procurement of the Air Force...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: It's a Lie | 6/13/1949 | See Source »

...little man who was snugly draped in the Iron Curtain, the U.S. Government last week did what it seemed to consider the next best thing: it staged a spectacular, two-day inspection of the Polish liner Batory, aboard which Eisler had stowed away. The announced purpose was to find out who had helped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IMMIGRATION: Big Net, No Catch | 6/13/1949 | See Source »

Howard plays a successful violinist who, returning to his home in Sweden from an American concert tour, must find a new accompanist because his old one is about to retire. Who should turn up to fill the post but his little daughter's piano teacher, played by Miss Bergman. Several arpeggios and one bottle of champagne later, the two have fallen deeply in love; a fortunate thing for the audience, but most unfortunate for Howard's wife and two children and Miss Bergman's promising career as a pianist...

Author: By Roy M. Goodman, | Title: The Moviegoer | 6/9/1949 | See Source »

...days that try men's souls; the petty, perfunctory academic hurdles loom large before one's eyes. The short-sighted will feel oppressed. A flight to contemplation of the eternal grand, indifferent order of things is needed to counteract this obsession with the ephemeral. Many have turned to find peace and perspective in the pinball machine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mirabile Visu | 6/7/1949 | See Source »

...world premiere of "A touch," with all the trappings, is scheduled for the University Theater. Up to now, the "critics" haven't gotten at the film and faith in the film shown by commercial distributors may belie its merits. Come what way, the Harvard audience will be first to find...

Author: By Gene R. Kearney, | Title: Plans for Second Flicker Shape Up As Ivy Films Ends Successful Year | 6/7/1949 | See Source »

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