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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Current leaders in the competition are Gazio, Air-Pic, Opalook, I.C. and Kaladio. The top contender-Dekko-was borrowed from cockney slang. In the vernacular, dekko† means look (e.g., "Let's have a dekko at it") True to the leisurely traditions of many British contests, the Daily Express isn't sure just when it will announce the winner-maybe this week; maybe later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Name for TV Wanted | 9/13/1948 | See Source »

What is so damned comical about one of Jean Simmons' admirers asking her for a pic ture of her feet? . . . Du Maurier in his classic Trilby devoted page after page to descriptions of Trilby's beautiful feet. In the novels of such romantics as Théophile Gautier, Restif de la Bretonne, Pierre Louÿs, Sacher-Masoch and Emile Zola, the heroine's feet are always lovely, frequently bare, and often kissed by the hero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 19, 1948 | 7/19/1948 | See Source »

...PIC 55. 69. ARTS TURE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congress and the President | 7/5/1948 | See Source »

...starting lineups: CRIMSON Visitors Lewis 11:59 Dear Simon C 3565 Dear Karson avc Dear Sack pic Dear Friedman abc Dear Hooper 400 Dear Glinn jl Dear Green 6A Dear Bell naps Dear Leavitt prex Dear Stein dunce...

Author: By C. N. Gridlak, | Title: Crimson Gridders Face Subsidized Princetonians, Predict 23-2 Victory | 11/8/1947 | See Source »

Other prognosticators on the national level, such as Pic's previewer, refused to commit themselves on Harlow's eleven, commenting only on backfield strength and the well-known Harlow habit of coming from behind for a strong November finish. Like others, Pic had nothing but praise for the Eli squad, citing an all-letterman backfield and strong line...

Author: By Charles W. Bailey, | Title: Ruthless Scribes Hit Crimson Line Harder Than B.C., but Praise Backs | 9/26/1947 | See Source »

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