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...companies and important strategic benefits to the West. But their impact is even greater on a land which has been slumbering since Nebuchadnezzar. Kings, sheiks and shahs have become the new tycoons-some of the world's richest men in some of the world's poorest countries. A civilization of DC-6s, Parker "513" and air-conditioned trailers has descended on proud, backward peoples...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SIX KINGDOMS OF OIL: THE PERSIAN GULF STRIKES IT RICH | 3/3/1952 | See Source »

Although the team did not show its best in these three events, it was in the jump that the Crimson did its poorest. With Tim Wise placing 11th, Houser 19th, Dixon 20th, and Hart, who fell on two attempts, 29th, the team finished in sixth place in this event...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Skiers Finish Fourth; Williams Takes Meet | 2/25/1952 | See Source »

Still the poorest squad in the lvy League, the varsity basketball team lost its sixth straight game and its second to Dartmouth, 59 to 57, at Hanover Saturday night. The Crimson now has an 0-5 won-and-lost record in the Eastern Inter collegiate Basketball League...

Author: By Jere Broh-kahn, | Title: Indians Top Five 59-57, for Sixth Straight Defeat | 2/11/1952 | See Source »

Grades in Columbia's freshman English course were poorest, probably because many of the students missed their fourth year of high school and a good deal of reading material. On the other hand, grades in Mathematics were almost uniformly excellent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Babes Lead Lion; Ford Recipients Top Columbia '55 | 12/12/1951 | See Source »

...overall records of the three colleges newly-scheduled to play Harvard next fall will be of interest to Crimson football fans. Davidson had the poorest of the three seasons with a one-and-seven record against some fairly good southern opposition. Washington University of St. Louis won five and lost four against nine of the lesser powers of the mid-west. Colgate played a fairly strong eastern schedule, winning four and losing five...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three New Football Rivals Had Only Mediocre Records | 12/5/1951 | See Source »

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