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A tight-lipped police spokesman attributed this new caution to "the many precedent-making decisions of the higher courts, which resulted in reversals of decisions and the granting of new trials. This arrest is such an instance, where the releasing of information could prejudice a defendant's right to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Supreme Court: Still Waiting on Confessions | 6/11/1965 | See Source »

To generate suspense, Crossbow occasionally switches over to the Nazi side. Peenemünde, before the massive allied attack, is a hive of hard-working scientists and tight-lipped SS men, so earnest about perfecting their flying bomb that they put a cockpit in it and sacrifice four brave pilots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: World War Twosome | 4/9/1965 | See Source »

India's top industrialists are normally a tight-lipped group. Forced to steer their organizations through the red tape regulations of a government-dominated economy, they rarely sound off in public, disguise their occasional criticisms as quiet suggestions. Now, angrily and in public, they are issuing a warning to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India: Slow Death by Taxes | 2/12/1965 | See Source »

The 50th birthday of a serving lady is a closely observed phenomenon in the House dining room. To an optimist, it may presage the transformation of a tight-lipped grapefruit juice-flavored lady into a placid and friendly peanut butter sandwich.

Author: By William H. Smock, | Title: The Four Flavors of Serving Ladies | 12/14/1964 | See Source »

The college halfback takes the handoff, slices off tackle, cuts right and scoots down the sideline 60 yds. for a touchdown. The crowd goes wild-all except a handful of tight-lipped men scattered around the stadium, jotting cryptic phrases in notebooks. They are the professional football scouts, and they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: College Football: Where the Money Will Go | 11/27/1964 | See Source »

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