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...farmers." Then Stevenson made the statement that the farm-conscious Minnesotans wanted to hear. Said he: "We must return to the 90% supports which the Republicans thought so well of in 1952, until they decided it was time for a change-after the election ... At the risk of mis understanding and misrepresentation, I will say again and again that restoring 90% price supports to meet the present emergency is not to say that they are a solution, but only that it is a better program than sliding supports that slide only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Debut in Duluth | 11/7/1955 | See Source »

...Russians changed their minds about her again? As in Tito's case, her fall from grace had all been a mis take, the Russians had explained, perpetrated by Soviet Police Chief Lavrenty Beria. Now that Beria was executed, the Russians were correcting their error. When a reporter asked if she feared being arrested again, she replied confidently: "From the amount of scandal it caused through the rest of the world, I don't think they will do that again." Was she angry about the arrest? Oh no, she answered. "Injustices occur everywhere." If the State Department grants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: On with the Waltz | 6/20/1955 | See Source »

...seems that about the only things that can be said for 319 is that it came out on schedule, that if you are a senior it has your picture in it (though your name may be mis-spelled), and that it has articles on all sports and activities. Aside from its limited function as a record an das a class-book, there is not much else to recommend...

Author: By Richard H. Ullman, | Title: 319 | 6/1/1955 | See Source »

...however, Princeton was unable to capitalize fully on these mis-calls despite its early lead. Four punts were exchanged in the opening period, with the Tigers finally rolling to the Harvard two during the sixth and final sequence...

Author: By Richard A. Burgheim, | Title: Varsity Eleven Tops Tigers, 14-9 As Line Checks Princeton Attack | 11/8/1954 | See Source »

...always a pleasure to watch the two in action, and Nigel Patrick and Helen Sherrer give admirable support to the whimsy. When the picture does occasionally misfire, it is only because the script writers mis-measured that formula of slapstick and sophistication which the English usually prescribe with such success...

Author: By A. J. L., | Title: Young Wives' Tale | 5/4/1954 | See Source »

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