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Word: pilings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that he intended to return to the U.S. soon to go into active campaigning. But there was no doubt that 68-year-old Douglas MacArthur wanted to crown his career with the U.S. presidency. His headquarters buzzed with a new activity. Cables of congratulations, support and advice began to pile up on his desk. As he always had in his military campaigns, the general was gathering intelligence reports. As he had in his war moves, MacArthur would reveal his political decision in his own good time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REPUBLICANS: Announcement from Tokyo | 3/22/1948 | See Source »

Valpey has said that he will use the Crisler system of deception rather than pile-driving, with the quarterback doing the blocking. The emphasis on ball-handling rather than driving through with sheer power is particularly suited to the present predominance of light Crimson backs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The New Order Mapping Grid Plans | 3/16/1948 | See Source »

...weekly cover conferences at which editors pick cover subjects, sometimes weeks, sometimes months in advance. Then he and one of the three cover artists-Ernest Hamlin Baker, Boris Artzybasheff and Boris Chaliapin-decide on the symbolism to accompany the portrait (e.g., for Petrillo, a foot stepping on a pile of phonograph records). Most TIME cover stories are written and edited by the regular staffs of the section in which they appear. Certain cover stories, that present special difficulties or call for a special literary skill, are written by Senior Editor Whittaker Chambers. Some Chambers cover stories: Marian Anderson, Arnold Toynbee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Story Of An Experiment: TIME'S People and TIME'S Children | 3/8/1948 | See Source »

...match, the Crimson took three decisions, in the 130, the 165, and unlimited classes. Buddy King, facing the Yale captain at 136, escaped in the last period to pull a 3 to 2 upset win for Harvard; while three classes up, Don Louria alternately scored nearfalls and reversals to pile up the largest margin of the day, a 13 to 5 decision over Bill Julion. Captain Pete Fuller took the only other bout for the Varsity, an unexpectedly close 3 to 1 decision over heavyweight Tom Thomas of Yale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Elis Flatten Wrestlers, 17-9; Freshmen Score 14-12 Win | 3/8/1948 | See Source »

Compared with the huge pile of Gothic above it, the Psychology Department's home is as out of place as a television set in a monastery. Bright tile floors, fluorescent lighting, carved woodwork, and brick glass inlays give an aura of ultra-modernism that outdistances anything else in the University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Modern Memorial Hall Basement Could Easily Hold Activities Center | 3/4/1948 | See Source »

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