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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...about his "coldness" (he decided to go on being himself). He has moments of intense concentration (members of his staff are trained to back out softly if they come in during such periods). He drinks nine to twelve cups of coffee a day, can (and does) take a cat nap any time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: WHO'S WHO IN THE GOP: STASSEN | 4/26/1948 | See Source »

...about two miles from the track. At 7 a.m., his trainer and two assistants take each pooch for a walk. Then the dogs have their toenails pedicured, get combed and rubbed. At 10:30, the dogs are put in kennels and the blinds are pulled down. They nap until 4. A couple of hours before the race, they are taken from their owners and kept under inspection by the Florida Racing Commission. At midnight, after the races, Kirkpatrick's greyhounds get their one meal of the day-a feast of hamburger, vegetables, bran and dog biscuit. Once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Dogs after Dark | 12/29/1947 | See Source »

...next morning the photographer got up at four to take pictures of a bunch of the outing club boys going to fight fires. This we did to show that NAPS doesn't nap. Later we made an appointment to see a Dean, but we never kept...

Author: By Mister X, | Title: Mr. X Goes to Dartmouth | 10/25/1947 | See Source »

Feathered Friends. In Hammond, La., Thomas Owens explained to the judge that he had done no stealing; he had merely stretched out under a shady tree to take a nap and those two frying-size chickens had strolled right into his arms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Sep. 15, 1947 | 9/15/1947 | See Source »

...upset over it if she doesn't keep any certain schedule. We want her to grow up like a little girl." Says Margaret: "Sure, I have fun when I practice. I always hope that if I keep practicing, I won't have to take a nap. Don't like naps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Prodigy | 9/8/1947 | See Source »

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