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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...inability to command sustained attention. For Pather Panchali, remarkable as it may be, is something of a chore to sit through. The viewer receives the impression that he is watching a document, an amazing document to be sure, but not an entirely absorbing one--and thus his eyes keep drifting over to the blue rimmed clock at the side of the screen. One can see the beauty of the camera work, the delicacy of the composition, but one can stare in dull amaze for only so long...

Author: By Peter E. Quint, | Title: Pather Panchali | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

Boulris' injury appeared to be a fairly painful charley horse, and the Crimson left halfback was limping noticeably after the game, after missing the final 25 minutes. Boulris himself said the injury was slight, but the extent to which it will keep him out of action will probably not be known until Monday...

Author: By F. W. Byron jr., SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Underrated Crimson Eleven Beats Penn | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

Over the ensuing two years, Boulris more than fulfilled the promise he showed in leading the Crimson to a 13-6 upset back in 1957, and Penn has also developed considerably during those two years, but apparently not enough to keep pace with Boulris...

Author: By F. W. Byron jr., SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Underrated Crimson Eleven Beats Penn | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

False Concept. If, organizationally, the President's move was in the right direction, it also showed how many false moves had been made before. His order reversed his own decision of last year to let the Army keep its space mission and the Von Braun team, also heavily modified Defense Secretary Neil McElroy's order of last month that the Air Force would be responsible for space-rocket vehicles. Actually, many thoughtful Army officers were glad to be free of the costly distractions of space to concentrate on overdue modernization of equipment and tactics for atomic-war ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPACE: The Prematurely Grey Mare | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

Secondly, Howe continued, the affidavit is a moral evil. "People engaged in education have the moral responsibility to keep their minds free," he said. Howe pointed out that, under the terms of the NDEA, the universities must contribute their own money to the fund, and are thus required to "place restrictions on the use of their own funds." The real issue, he declared, is "can the federal government dictate the terms of education as the result of an infernal inheritance from Senator Joe McCarthy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Howe Debates Bozell on NDEA, Argues Legal, Moral Objections | 10/31/1959 | See Source »

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