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...knew it meant something ominous when I walked out that gate," said Tom Vamplew, a chubby little gear and axle inspector at the Lynch Road plant. "I felt it was gonna be tough-the weather was wrong for a strike. Last one we had in 1948 was a picnic compared to this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Slow Siege | 4/10/1950 | See Source »

Radcliffe will hold its annual Senior Weekend on April 15 and 16, class president Jane Rainy '50 announced last night. The tickets will cover a formal dinner and dance Saturday night, and a picnic at Riverside-on-the-Charles Sunday afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Annex Weekeend | 3/28/1950 | See Source »

Sheep & Goats. A Cornish cliff collapses on top of a seaside resort hotel, squashing everybody but those lucky enough to be away on a picnic. Actually, according to Author Kennedy, the picnickers were more than just lucky: God has been separating the sheep from the goats before blasting that particular bit of Cornwall. Filling in the story for Him, Author Kennedy collects a huge cast of characters and tells minutely why so & so was spared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Stravinsky, Here I Come! | 3/27/1950 | See Source »

...years the comet kept the solar system in an uproar, charging among the peaceful planets like *a bull at a Sunday-school picnic. It zoomed past the earth again when the Children of Israel, commanded by Joshua, were tangling with the Amorites. Said Joshua: "Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies." (Joshua...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Venus on the Loose | 3/13/1950 | See Source »

...Clem's duties permitted, a trim 1936 Hillman sedan whisked them away from the cares of Parliament and the chores of suburban housekeeping, with comely, curly-haired Violet Attlee at the wheel, her husband tucked in beside her in the front seat and the back well-stocked with picnic fare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Clem's Chauffeur | 2/20/1950 | See Source »

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