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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...lethal when drunk. He killed his best friend in a quarrel over local politics and was put away for two years, although Doric always said, "He done it in self-defense." In 1944, to avenge another killing, Webb and a friend shot down a man in broad daylight at Hen's Corner, a moonshine saloon in the county seat of Manchester (pop. 1,706). Under oath Webb testified so roguishly, with such good humor, that they both went free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KENTUCKY: End of a Feud | 10/25/1954 | See Source »

...building Maryland's great football teams and physical plant (e.g., a $375,000 hen house for poultry students, the $1,000,000 Byrd Stadium), Booster Byrd did little for the U. of M.'s reputation as an incubator of academic learning. Most scholars gave Maryland a wide berth, and of last year's 2,045 graduates, only 373 received degrees in the arts and sciences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Under New Management | 9/13/1954 | See Source »

Captain Steve Gottleib scored 6-0, 6-1 at the first singles position, while Cal Place, Doug Gardner, Barry Boehm, Dave Terris, and Charlie Edwards also won for the freshmen. Second man Hen Heckscher was the only singles loser. He was defeated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Tennis Team Defeats Milton, 7 to 2 | 5/18/1954 | See Source »

After an acorn fell on Chicken-licken's head, she convinced Hen-len, Cock-lock, Duck-luck, Drake-lake, Goose-loose, Gander-lander and Turkey-lurkey that the sky was falling. They all got so excited that Fox-lox ate them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRANSPORT: Chicken-Licken & Radiolaria | 5/3/1954 | See Source »

Referring only briefly to his difficulties in A.D.A. and his subsequent resignation, Cherington said, 'In a way, I wish I was back. But I was mad as a wet hen then...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ADA Attacked In Cherington HLU Address | 4/27/1954 | See Source »

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