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...Chicago's keg-chested, kite-footed Adolph Kiefer, 23-year-old drama student, holds all five world's backstroke records. He has done 100 yards in 58.8 sec., 400 meters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Record Turnover | 7/28/1941 | See Source »

...High as a Kite," starring Franklin, the University's founder, who started the institution two hundred years ago, is the story of his matrimonial troubles with the sister of his ward, which are finally frond out by Marie Antoinette. Main attractions of the frolicsome show are the clever routines, including a minuet for the famous "lady" chorus, soughs by Clay Poland, author of "Stop! Its's Wonderful"; and the contrast of 1740 costumes and 1940 dialogue...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mask and Wig Show Appears In Boston Friday Evening | 12/9/1940 | See Source »

...guide him and his warriors (begat by whom, no one knows) to fruitful places. Jimmu made jars out of Mt. Kagu, filled them with rice wine, placed them in the River Nyu, and when the drunken fish wobbled to the surface, he said good times were coming. A kite of brilliant feathers perched on his bow and dazzled his enemies' eyes out. Then one day in 660 B.C. he acceded to the world-throne-i.e., Japan's; and the cloudless blue weather of that day made him utter four cryptic words which now are taken to mean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Eight Directions, One Sky | 11/18/1940 | See Source »

...More was to come. Before the Allies have finished the "first phase" of their aircraft procurement program (reputedly within the next few months), they will place another $350,000,000 of orders for delivery in the next 18 months. Manufacturers, hanging on the tail of a high-flying business kite, expect the orders in plenty of time for delivery of ships early in 1942 if they are still needed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR FRONT: Mr. Purvis Buys New Planes | 5/6/1940 | See Source »

Died. Clement Cresson Kite, 21, Yale senior, Philadelphia socialite, star for three seasons of Yale's hockey team; by his own hand (pistol); in Radnor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 8, 1940 | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

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