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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Chambers written a play while he was at Columbia ... a play which was an offensive treatment of Jesus Christ? "Yes -highly offensive." Had he left college then? "Yes-after some very just criticism." Had Chambers gotten back by lying to a dean? Said the witness: "That was a long time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUDICIARY: A Well-Lighted Arena | 6/13/1949 | See Source »

Delegates at Blackpool did not try to play down the danger. Militant Aneurin Bevan was in a somber mood when he addressed a preconference rally. Said Bevan: "Some of our people . . . appear to have achieved material prosperity in excess of their moral stature. Some of them have got what they have got too easily and they are in danger of throwing away by a few months of dissipating anarchy what we have spent our lifetime in building...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: The Great Disillusion? | 6/13/1949 | See Source »

...didn't get in on a good thing. Was there a lack of Canadian capital? Up to a point, there was, but the shortage was partly due to a shortage of Canadians (12.8 million v. 148.5 million U.S. population). Moreover, many a Canadian in the chips wanted to play it safe. He put his money in the more conservative wood pulp, paper and textile industries, left such speculative fields as oil to gambling Americans with specialized know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Venturing Capital | 6/13/1949 | See Source »

Freshman Hockey--men who play 60 minutes receive major numerals. Double credit for Yale...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Bingham Overhauls Athletic Award Program | 6/9/1949 | See Source »

Freshman Squash Racquets--Freshmen who play in four or more intercollegiate matches win minor numerals, or major numerals if the team is undefeated...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Bingham Overhauls Athletic Award Program | 6/9/1949 | See Source »

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