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After concerts he usually hurries out of the greenroom, nods to the waiting knot of well-wishers, then pops into his black Oldsmobile sedan for a dash home to Brush Hill Road in suburban Milton (the former home of the late Bishop William Lawrence). Only when he reaches the sanctuary of his second-story study, with Roger, his chauffeur-valet of 20 years' service hovering around him, does he seem to draw a relaxed breath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: There Will Be Joy | 12/19/1949 | See Source »

Listening Post. For a few minutes, standing with military erectness, he talked earnestly into the microphone to a small knot of farmers and townsmen: "I'm not satisfied with the farm price support bill ... I know you people don't want federal control of education and your Congressman will fight that . . ." He said nothing about his wartime exploits as a paratroop officer, when he led a patrol behind the German-line near Arnhem, returning with 32 prisoners and without a scratch. Mostly he told the people about the issues of the 81st Congress, and how to apply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH CAROLINA: At Home on Wheels | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

...what are they all doing here today?" queried the country-mouse as he peered up through a knot-hole in the planking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Gnawing Issue | 10/27/1949 | See Source »

...tight pennant race will have to come out of its knot this afternoon when the two teams meet in New York at 2 p.m. at Yankee Stadium. Maury McDermott and Tommy Byrne are the probable pitchers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sox, Yanks Tied In A.L.; Dodgers Lose, Cards Win | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

Abdullah was scheduled to make a fortnight's tour of Spain, including Andalusia in the south, where his ancestors once ruled. A Spanish man-of-war will bear him home. Thus shrewd Francisco Franco would finish an important knot in the net with which he is trying to snare support in the Arab world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Fillip for Franco | 9/19/1949 | See Source »

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