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Tough Texas A. & M. linemen drummed across the white-striped turf of the Los Angeles Coliseum. Tailback Doug Bradley received the kickoff and was promptly knocked loose from the ball; the Bruins were back on their heels on their own twenty. Next time he got his hands on the ball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Father & Son | 9/26/1955 | See Source »

If some bigheaded, bandy-legged, ivy-green men from Mars with a secret weapon and a gripe against Marxists took over Earth, wiped out all the Communists and went home, how would things be? Much better, no doubt. But last week's news brought wholesome reminders that even if...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Not Lenin but Lucifer | 9/19/1955 | See Source »

"One for Old Ralph." Next came the tough celestial navigation tests, a dog-legged, 891-mile course from Butte to the Hoover Dam. Only the stars could be used to fix position. At least five minutes ahead of time, the observer was required to announce his estimated time of arrival...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Deadliest Crew | 9/12/1955 | See Source »

Envoys & Farmers. Opulent Oriental rugs were spread out on the grass, and dazzling turquoise gadis (bolsters) were placed on the rugs. Reclining on the rugs and gadis, His Excellency Syed Amjad Ali, the Pakistani ambassador, sat in cross-legged splendor. He was dressed in gaudy sport clothes and a dark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAPITAL: Hot Afternoon | 9/5/1955 | See Source »

¶ "Campfirology, in which worshipers sit cross-legged in a circle (symbol of eternity) and gaze into the fire (symbol of transitoriness) and sing 'Vive la Compagnie' (symbol of fellowship)."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Summer Devotions | 8/8/1955 | See Source »

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