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...defenseman is Jim O'Brien. One of the heavier men on the team at 175, O'Brien stands out in feeding the puck to Hubbard and Greeley as well as in his hard body-checking. His defensemate, Bill Kierstad, suffers only from a lack of speed...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin, | Title: Lining Them Up | 1/31/1950 | See Source »

That professional pixie, William Saroyan, is. back again, considerably older (41) than when he first announced himself a genius, somewhat heavier around his literary middle, but still wildly infatuated with the one subject that has always held his interest: himself. This time he opens a collection of eleven fair-to-Saroyan stories with a 26-page introduction which is so brash that it finally worries the reader into amusement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Old Trapeze | 1/23/1950 | See Source »

Mason's "N.X.I." (Nash-Experimental-International) is a low-slung, two-seater convertible big enough for portly President Mason and a passenger. Built along the lines of a heavier car, the N.X.I, is 12 ft. 1 in. long (the smallest Ford is 16 ft. 4 in.), has an 84-in. wheel base, and is designed to be powered by a low (18 to 36) horsepower foreign engine such as Italy's Fiat. Depending on the horsepower, the N.X.I, would go 35 to 50 miles on a gallon, have a top speed of 60 to 70 m.p.h., and cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: $1,000 Car? | 1/16/1950 | See Source »

Plutonius (aside to U-235): "Canst stomach for your bride this heavier creation of your own being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 9, 1950 | 1/9/1950 | See Source »

...Crouch told of taking a trip with a Communist named Harvey. "Well," joked Defense Attorney Vincent Hallinan, "maybe it was Harry Bridges you were riding with. Stand up Harry-let him have a good look at you." Harry Bridges slouched amiably to his feet. "No," said Crouch, "he was heavier built...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRIALS: You'd Be Thin, Too | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

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