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...does he describe his present work? "I don't lean toward any 'ism," Price says. "To me my work is very realistic. [The important thing is to] get away from that tightening-up feeling. You've got to loosen up. You've got to feel all over, like pitching...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Long Trail | 1/2/1950 | See Source »

...year-old freshman apparently pulled the trigger accidentally while adjusting his rifle strap, police said last night. According to conflicting reports of eyewitnesses, Zilahy picked up the rifle, a .22 calibre Winchester, and found the leather sling too tight. In either a sitting or kneeling position, he attempted to loosen the sling, they said. The gun discharged, and the bullet lodged in Zilahy's forehead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Dies of Wound In Target Practice Mishap | 11/29/1949 | See Source »

...from the auctioneer's pulpitlike rostrum, Parke-Bernet's President Hiram H. Parke sedately cajoled more bids. "What's the matter," called Rose, "you got a stiff arm?" Not until the price had risen another $10,000 did Parke's arm loosen up enough to bring down the hammer and sell the painting to Rose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CARRIAGE TRADE: The Stiff Arm | 11/28/1949 | See Source »

...Valpey still wasn't taking any chances with threatening weather. He reversed the usual Monday procedure and had the squad loosen up before it went indoors to see the movies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eleven Takes Light Work, Reports No More Injuries | 11/1/1949 | See Source »

...president of Standard Oil Co. (N.J.). How did he think U.S. capital could be lured abroad? The net of Oilman Holman's forthright reply was that the real job could not be done by the U.S.; it had to be done by other nations. Before U.S. investors would loosen up, he said, high taxes, foreign currency restrictions and other controls would have to be eased...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN TRADE: A Noble Idea | 10/10/1949 | See Source »

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