Word: minored
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that could be desired. Certain ideological faults would have to be corrected. "It is necessary to expose the illusion that the abolition of monopoly rule . . . will usher in a system of 'progressive capitalism' " (a pet idea of Henry Wallace's). But that was minor. "The central immediate task of the Communists," the resolution declared, "is to help the people's coalition to realize its immediate tasks...
Manager Bob Bennett will submit a report of the year's efforts to the H.A.A. before the end of the term in an attempt to secure reinstatement for polo as a minor sport next year. The H.A.A. would then arrange a schedule and include the mounties on its list of official College athletic events, but would not back them financially...
After finishing the fall season with a comfortable lead, the Mastodons lost a sizable portion of their margin to Winthrop, which emerged as cold weather club of considerable minor sport power. Paradoxically, spring affected the Puritans, who lapsed into an enervated slump, while the Elephants trundled home with the silverware...
...handling of the Socialist-Catholic dispute over school subsidies, he had resigned (TIME, May 17). Last week, at the "earnest request" of Regent Charles and of Parliament, he withdrew his resignation. Spaak was back on his own terms-the compromise finally adopted in the school dispute was (except for minor details) the one on which he had insisted all along. "He is really strong -too strong for the others," said a Brussels delicatessen storekeeper as he closed down for Whitsuntide. "Anyway, now we can all enjoy a quiet holiday...
...rising curve of Maggie's film career has suffered only two minor lapses: 1) a flop in her one try at Hollywood, where Maggie supported Shirley Temple in Susanna of the Mounties, and "didn't know what I was supposed to do"; and 2) an unsuccessful marriage to a London broker, which, however, produced a daughter called "Toots." At seven, Toots has already appeared in two of her mother's films, gets a sack or two of Maggie's weekly silo of fan mail...