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Dates: during 1950-1959
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None of these theories satisfies Dr. Hugh A. Moran, retired Presbyterian minister, and Rhodes scholar with a Ph.D. from Columbia University. While studying Chinese 45 years ago, he became fascinated by the discovery that some basic Chinese characters have their origin in the signs of the solar zodiac. In spite of the press of more urgent business-he was an official of the Y.M.C.A. in China, director of prisoner relief in Siberia during World War I, pastor at Cornell University until 1942-Dr. Moran found time to dig deeper into the historical ABCs. eventually evolved a basic theory. The alphabet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Letters from Heaven | 4/4/1955 | See Source »

...tension broken. Milton Ellenby and William A. Rosen of Chicago, Lew Mathe of Los Angeles, John Moran of Houston and Cliff Bishop of Detroit went on to take the Masters' Knockout Championship with a string of seven straight victories, won the right to represent the U.S. in next year's international matches in New York City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Wet Grand Slam | 8/23/1954 | See Source »

Late scoring splurges by Bob Moran and Hank Mcqueeney last night provided Providence College with a 63-58 victory that topped Boston College out of basketball's undefeated ranks. B.C. won its previous six starts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: National Sports | 1/7/1954 | See Source »

...from a nearby restaurant. There is usually an interview, often punctuated by long, thoughtful silences and frequently marked by a rather insane literacy. (Sample: after listening to a seemingly endless sales message, Allen observed, "The foregoing commercial is now available on long-playing records.") Allen's pressagent, Jim Moran, is a weekly visitor, and he ordinarily arrives toting a stuffed bearcat or boa constrictor that he claims to have bagged while crossing Central Park to the studio. Allen ends each show with a visit to his studio audience for ad lib conversations. In startling contrast to most TV interrogators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: No Laughter, Please | 11/23/1953 | See Source »

...other game Calhoun defeated Kirkland 19 to 6. Former track star John Beni broke through for a 40 yard touchdown run in the first period. In the third quarter a 20 yard pass from Tom Skartz to Ed Moran set up a 20 yard run by Beni. Moran caught a Swartz pass for the extra point...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Branford, Other Yale Teams Victorious in Inter-College Contests | 11/21/1953 | See Source »

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