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Shaved to the Hide. After his schooling came military service. "Ah-ha!" barked the first sergeant when Edmond reported. "He's trying to be smart ... He wants to attract attention. Very well! He shall learn . . ." Edmond's head was shaved to the hide, a forage cap was set atop it. "Eyes . . . front!" bawled the sergeant. "Du Chaillu, keep those jaws shut . . . D'you want a bone? . . . I'll learn yer . . . I've broken in tougher bastards than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Capital Offense | 2/16/1953 | See Source »

Although many normally observant Jews, driven by the meat shortage, were eating pork, most of them felt uneasy about it. Said Legislator David Ha'Cohen, a member of Prime Minister Ben-Gurion's party: "I don't keep a kosher kitchen in my home, but to see Jews ordering pork chops in butchers' shops licensed by the Jewish state hurts something deep inside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Problem in Rationing | 2/2/1953 | See Source »

...controversy, which ha touched issues ranging from a "satisfactory-unsatisfactory" grading system to the use of sex education films, started in November, 1951, when Dr. Willard Goslin was removed from the superintendency of schools because of his progressive views. This week, Dr. Stuart McComb was named as his successor as a compromise between radical and conservative groups in the city...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Group Organizes To Curb 'Liberalism' In Pasadena Teaching | 1/24/1953 | See Source »

...also painted a sinister picture of Kennan on V-E day in Moscow, alleging that he told a British Communist reporter: "Ha! They think the war has ended, and it is really just beginning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Policy by Hunch | 10/13/1952 | See Source »

Manhattan showgoers, who generally like their musicals loud, fast, brassy and flashing with luscious showgirls, were skeptical about the Bali Dancers: the female star was going on 13, and they doubted that the gamelan (orchestra) could play Bali Ha'i or any other pop tune. But the first curious audiences spread the word: it was a wonderful show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Bali, Hi! | 10/6/1952 | See Source »

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