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Communist armies exploded into action again along the Shanghai front, which had lain quiet for 15 uneasy days. From the top floor of Broadway Mansions, Shanghai's tallest apartment building, tenants saw sharp flashes of cannon fire across the Whangpoo River, and the glow of burning villages farther to the north. At week's end, Red General Chen Yi's forces, driving relentlessly from the west and southwest, were within eight miles of the city. Simultaneously, two Red armies from the northwest knifed in toward Woosung Fort at the confluence of the Whangpoo and Yangtze rivers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: The Weary Wait | 5/23/1949 | See Source »

...three man lateral play covering some 25 yards resulted in a touch (down) shortly after the start of the second half and rave the Rugby Club a 3 to 0 victory over McGill University Saturday afternoon in the resumption of a rivalry which has lain dormant for 57 years...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Ruggers Trim McGill by 3-0 Score | 4/18/1949 | See Source »

Results of the final casting for the first Lain play at the College in 13 years, the Harvard Classical Players' "Miles Gloriosus," were announced yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cast Is Picked for 'Mils Gloriosus' | 4/16/1949 | See Source »

Last week the pitted, single-lane oi. road to Pocatello bustled with more traffic than Arco had seen for years. Speculators from as far away as Boise bid for lots that had long lain unsold at $10. "We don't want to gouge anyone," protested Realtor Ora Jones. But a lot opposite the Dee, which is the town's only hotel, jumped from $2,000 to $18,000. Said one Pocatellan: "The jackrabbits up there have 'For Sale' signs over their holes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IDAHO: The Atom Comes to Town | 4/11/1949 | See Source »

This week in Beverly Hills, the U.S. public got to see what had startled Motorist Lewenthal: a self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh, one of the finest of the many he did, which had lain unknown for almost 60 years. It was a major find...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Vincent by Candlelight | 2/14/1949 | See Source »

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