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At dinner, grace is said by either Donald or Joe, in conversational man-to-man tones: "Father, we thank Thee for this day and particularly for this food. Go with us through the further part of this night. Amen." The meal is hearty. A typical menu: fried chicken, pole beans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AGRICULTURE: The Closest Thing to the Lord | 10/24/1955 | See Source »

Metcalf said last night that these comparisons were interesting, but that numbers of books published or kept Widener, provide no certain clue to a man's standing in the academic world. "One must be careful not to company appeals with pears he said, pointing not that some authors work for...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Morison Leads Faculty With Most Titles in Widener, Catalog Shows | 3/30/1955 | See Source »

Venice's handsome La Fenice theater was festively decked with roses as the full-dress crowd drifted in from gondolas. On hand in person to conduct the world premiere, wearing a white suit and red tie, was Composer Britten, 40. On a stark stage, British Tenor Peter Pears sang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Britten in Venice | 9/27/1954 | See Source »

Asked about the public-v. private-power controversy, Vogel said: "Such a question is like asking someone if he likes apples or pears, cats or dogs, horses or mules." In picking Vogel, Ike hired a caretaker, not a redecorator. TVA will not shrink or grow. It will be operated.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ADMINISTRATION: Caretaker for TVA | 8/16/1954 | See Source »

Ever since Romulus and Remus, folklore full of children reared by wild animals has been passed on and diligently reported. In the manner of Kipling's fictional "wolf-suckled, snake-taught, elephant-advised" Mowgli, Ireland has produced a sheep boy, Africa a baboon boy who devoured 89 prickly pears...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Wolf! Wolf! | 2/15/1954 | See Source »

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