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...take a certain natural satisfaction in his prowess and may even decide that he is helping create a better world. He is encouraged in this by the fact that society seldom pays any attention; society, in fact, seldom hears the sound of scuffling, the grunts and the thud of fist on flesh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: What Was a Cop to Think? | 10/20/1947 | See Source »

...kept it, had more than doubled his money; the stock had climbed steadily to the year's high of 11¾. The reason: since July, Henry Kaiser, Joseph Frazer and associates, while publishing no figures, had quietly spread the word that K-F was making money hand over fist. Their unofficial story: during the first five months of 1947, the company lost $1.4 million (on top of 1946's loss of $19.3 million), but in June, the company got in the black...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WALL STREET: Caught Short? | 10/13/1947 | See Source »

Critic. In Clinton, Iowa, impetuous Ezra Adams explained to a judge that irritation at a soap opera had prompted him to 1) ram his fist through the family radio, 2) hack the set to matchwood with a hammer, 3) hurl eggs at random around the room...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Sep. 15, 1947 | 9/15/1947 | See Source »

...when it came to fist-shaking, everything was up to date in Kansas City. The Naval and Military Order of the U.S.W.V., an outfit of former officers, set the tone. Said its retiring commander, 78-year-old Patrick Ratigan: "Remember the Maine? If we were not skeptical of the Russians and everybody took a noncommittal attitude like we did with Spain . . . we'd wake up some morning and learn that we'd lost more than a boat." Cried the Order's new commander, 71-year-old J. Clark Mansfield: "Teddy Roosevelt would have rolled up his sleeves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Everything's Up to Date | 9/8/1947 | See Source »

...lift." A year ago, in the finals of the National Singles at Forest Hills, Jake spotted the Coach in the stands. Kramer was leading Tom Brown, 2-0, in the third set and was about to ease up a little when he saw Roche clenching a raised fist (meaning "go for it"). Jake closed out the set, 6-0, for his first U.S. singles championship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Advantage Kramer | 9/1/1947 | See Source »

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