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...weak on his attack. This year he has picked up a variety of serves and mixes up his volleys with new corner shots. A victory in the eighth position means as much to a team as a first-man victory, and Barnaby sees Garrigue as a particularly strong point-getter in the eighth spot...

Author: By Peter G. Palches, | Title: Crimson Squash Team Will Face Season Minus Ufford and Watts | 11/28/1953 | See Source »

...Egil Stigum is one of the few victims. He missed three of the earlier games, but he will start today. Stigum, Drawbaugh, and inside right Bud Addis form the core of the Green scoring threat. Addis excels at setting up for Drawbaugh. Stigum is a tricky dribbler and goal-getter in his own right...

Author: By Peter G. Palches, | Title: Strong Green Soccer Team Meets Crimson Here Today | 10/23/1953 | See Source »

...Lausche wants to run for the Senate himself in 1954, he probably will appoint Burke to serve out the remaining 16 months of Taft's term and then make a deal to have Burke run for governor next year. Many an Ohio pundit believes that Vote-Getter Lausche, an independent, conservative Democrat who controls the state party organization, could win the senatorial nomination easily and beat any Republican in sight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Buzz-Buzz In Ohio | 8/17/1953 | See Source »

Hitler's best as a vote-getter was 99.81% Ja's in 1936; Stalin's peak was 99.73% Da's in 1946. Last week Premier Mohammed Mossadegh, the man in the iron cot, topped them all with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAN: 99.93% Pure | 8/17/1953 | See Source »

...Rules for an Introvert. Don is helped by a funnyman named Sam Cowling, whose greatest laugh-getter is his habit of falling over his own feet, and by Fran Allison (of Kukla, Fran & Ollie) who plays the part of a gabby female. The three show-stopping features are 1) "Memory Time" (mostly sentimental poems), 2) "Prayer Time" (strictly nonsectarian), and 3) "The March Around the Table," in which the kids in the audience play follow-the-leader, led by Sam Cowling. McNeill also interviews selected guests, ranging from such visiting stars as Bob Hope to such personalities as Elmer Feagin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Play Maestro! | 6/29/1953 | See Source »

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