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Word: guys (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...message to his widow, President Truman had written what might stand as his epitaph: he was as "incorruptible as the sun." In its own lingo, New York said it better: "He was a great guy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW YORK: Little Flower | 9/29/1947 | See Source »

...maestro could let himself go on. On the podium, he swayed, sang, all but strutted a cakewalk. Once the Toscanini temper flared up-when the xylophonist floundered over a particularly tricky passage. In the studio control room, Composer Gillis watched the struggling xylophonist, whispered to a companion: "Poor guy. Doesn't he realize that no one could possibly play that passage? Even I know that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Humoresque | 9/29/1947 | See Source »

Overcash takes over the job long held by Guy V. Slade '32, while William J. Reinhardt '47 and Jerry Liebman '50 will share drum major duties. Reinhardt is slated to lead the band maneuvers and Liebman will offer some fancy baton twirling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Band Adds Skirls, Kilts to Football Pageantry Today | 9/27/1947 | See Source »

...advanced courses looked like a good deal. From what this football player had said, there weren't any facts to learn, easy exams, and somehow you ended with a fabulous knowledge of our heritage. Heritage was the word the guy had used. The description of Humanities 18 sounded promising: "This course attempts to sum up Western culture through the reading of three short French poems. They may be read in translation. Attention will be paid to the philosophical and sociological implications of the reading in the weekly lecture. Enrollment is limited to 600." Satisfied, Vag closed the book and ambled...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 9/25/1947 | See Source »

Sued: the Rev. Dr. Guy Emery Shipler and The Churchman magazine (editor: Dr. Shipler); for $105,000, by a publicity firm which charged breach of contract. Complaint: the firm never got the commissions due it for plugging a campaign to promote good will among religious and racial groups. Further complaint: Campaigner Shipler demanded the firing of one publicity worker "on religious grounds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Complaint Department | 9/22/1947 | See Source »

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