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Against a background of pythons, armadilloes, vampire-bats, and other interesting fauna, the protagonists of "Jungle Virgin" give a new, exciting, neolithic twist to the love-triangle, the title character keeping her dubious claim largely because the outside corner, a real cad, confines himself to the oldfashioned bear hug. Tita, an uncommonly puny hero, though ferocious enough when need be, finally finds the villain making advances in a tree, after having kidnapped a baby elephant. He makes a brilliant tackle, and all ends happily when the villain falls into the paws of a conveniently waiting leopard. As far as anyone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 7/25/1947 | See Source »

...longer hug the illusion that our processes of selective admission bring us the ablest young men. . . . We are all rich men's colleges. Much as we hate to admit it, there is much less equality of opportunity for education in America than in the Soviet Union...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Illusions Unhugged | 5/26/1947 | See Source »

Then he hurried out to the waiting plane. He gave his wife a big bear hug, bade son Peter, 22, and daughter Sharman, 18, goodbye (they will join him later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: At His Post | 3/24/1947 | See Source »

Curfew at 10. Like their European counterparts, the U.S. hostels hug secondary roads and avoid large cities, vary from deluxe cabins to converted barns. Hikers and bikers travel light, hop from one overnight spot to the next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Youth in Vermont | 1/6/1947 | See Source »

Most of the Eskimo voters would be picked up offshore from the missions of the Moravian Brethren who came out from Germany to Christianize the Eskimos in 1764. Like the whites, the Eskimos are content to hug the coast. Their needs are few: cod, salmon, trout and seabirds for food, seal for their blubber lamps. They neither wash nor cook, and they have no need for roads. The sea is their kayak highway in summer; during the long winter, transport by husky-drawn komatik (sled) is fast and cheap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: NEWFOUNDLAND: Floating Poll | 8/19/1946 | See Source »

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