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KEN MCGREGOR, 22, the rawboned Australian newcomer who clinched the Davis Cup last year with a dashing, impetuous "big game," has since lapsed into his normal, gawky style.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Wide Open Wimbledon | 7/2/1951 | See Source »

Outstanding are Thayer David as the myopic Monsieur Organ, Priscilla Morrill as the spunky maid, and Paul Ballantyne as an Enlightened bourgeois. Jan Farran is a tempting Madam Organ, and Jerry Kilty is, just as he should be, incredibly impetuous as Monsieur Organ's son. Kilty parodies--with the utmost...

Author: By Thomas C. Wheeler, | Title: Sam Jaffe in the Brattle Theatre's 'TARTUFFE' | 1/27/1951 | See Source »

William Stuart Symington, 49, is chief of staff for U.S. home-front mobilization, the nearest thing to its boss. As chairman of the National Security Resources Board, his responsibility, though not his authority, stretches across the spectrum of the U.S. economy. But he has a staff of only 300 and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: THE HOME-FRONT MOBILIZERS | 12/18/1950 | See Source »

Charlie Ross worked night & day to serve him, helped guide him on matters of high policy, wrote or edited most of his speeches, was a calming, steadying influence on impetuous Harry Truman. Ross never tried to cover up legitimate news, although occasionally reporters thought he was not telling all he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Brightest Boy in Class | 12/18/1950 | See Source »

Thompson, however, did not handle the case today; Assistant District Attorney Ephrim Martin appeared to ask for a $200 fine. Judge Thomas Dowd decided on a lighter sentence. He told the prosecution that "something should be done to restrain these impetuous Harvard students," but that he felt the minimum fine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Court Levies $100 Fine For Lampoon's Parody | 12/12/1950 | See Source »

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