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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Some Ruhr Communists, who were almost ready to believe that a little U.S. aid might do Germany no harm, felt especially troubled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATIONS: Anxiety Is Unbecoming | 1/26/1948 | See Source »

Correct dosage varies for each person, he explained. If a student takes just the right amount, benzedrine will prevent him from sleeping, but otherwise do no harm. If he takes a little too much, he will fall into a delusional or "euphoric" state, in which he does everything wrong without ever realizing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Benzedrine-Soaked Crammers may Wind Up Behind an 'E', Bock Warns | 1/24/1948 | See Source »

...siege of Boston, Harvard had become the headquarters of Washington's Army, and although there was no actual fighting in the Yard, a number of shells fell dangerously near Wadsworth House, where for a while the Commander-in-Chief directed the operations. The students were moved hastily out of harm's way to Concord, and the College buildings were used to house soldiers and supplies. Harvard Hall was not only an ammunition dump, but a kitchen as well, and Holden Chapel lost its ecclesiastical dignity for a while for the good cause of billeting some three hundred troops. Even...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Circling the Square | 1/12/1948 | See Source »

...authorize "voluntary" industrial allocation agreements, and 2) a suggestion that he submit-for future consideration by Congress, detailed proposals for specific mandatory measures. These provisions of the bill, he cried, were "an excuse for delaying the enactment of a sound anti-inflation program. They will do far more harm than good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Early Licks | 1/5/1948 | See Source »

...days after the proposal was made, Henry had not yet said either yes or no. But it was painfully evident to Democratic politicians that if he did form a third party, it would be bad for them, although not necessarily fatal. Republicans were jubilant: it would do them no harm whatsoever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: A Modest Proposal | 12/29/1947 | See Source »

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