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When Charlie Wilson abruptly offered Brucker the Army secretaryship last week, he asked for time "to call the Missus." He phoned home to tell her, "I guess I'm in the Army now." Then he went back to Wilson's office and took on the job of bossing the 1,100,000-man U.S. Army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: THE ARMY'S NEW BOSS | 7/4/1955 | See Source »

...Among the year's variations: Santa Claus Rides a Strawberry Roan, Missus Santa Claus, How Can Santa Come to Puerto Rico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Christmas Dept. | 12/14/1953 | See Source »

...including at least one duchess and the wives of three cabinet ministers) waiting 30 minutes before he arrived in his fuchsia Cadillac convertible. All was forgiven when the middleweight champ from Harlem made a little speech in French, then topped it off with: "Hey, now I get to kiss Missus President!" With a gay blush, France's First Lady, Mme. Vincent Auriol, stood up for a kiss on each cheek...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Alarums & Excursions | 5/28/1951 | See Source »

...spite combining housework with homework, the Missus at Radcliffe has one up academically on her unmarried classmates. Not a single married student now in the College or in last year's graduating class ranked below Group Five, Dean's Office listings show...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Marriage and Marks Mix Well at Radcliffe | 10/20/1949 | See Source »

...shows in eight days). Missionary Salau (rhymes with allow) is a feature writer's dream. His father was a headhunter, he wears odd clothes, he obligingly describes the wonders of Western civilization in pidgin English. Said he of an elevator ride: "Time me go inside one fella room. Missus he sock 'im one fella button. This bockis him get up. Belly belong me like come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Pidgin Belong You | 6/6/1949 | See Source »

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