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...protest the stealing (because it is stealing) of furniture and appointments from our premises. I deplore the fact that after being graciously entertained, Harvard men should forget their breeding and stoop to what they consider a prank, stealing lamps, mirrors, vases, and other appointments. I protest their lack of manliness in not returning such articles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ANY GIRLS MISSING? | 2/28/1956 | See Source »

...Christmas. Next day, when divers found Tom's body under the ice, authorities concluded that in the darkness he must have mistaken the reservoir for a snow-covered meadow. "Another victim," said Tom's father wearily, "of a criminal fraternity prank." At week's end, Deke national headquarters told its 51 chapters to see to it that there should be no such victim again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: One-Way Ride | 2/27/1956 | See Source »

...Cambridge policeman fired two shots in the Radcliffe Quardrangle about 3 a.m. yesterday to halt three M.I.T. students who, according to one of them, were trying "to pull a hometown prank...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three M.I.T. Men Stopped At 'Cliffe After Two Shots | 11/14/1955 | See Source »

Friedman added that his two friends both came from the same town as the girl they were trying to awaken. "Rich is famous down there for pulling this sort of a prank all the time," he said. Friedman is from New York, Rich and Harris from Haddonfield...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three M.I.T. Men Stopped At 'Cliffe After Two Shots | 11/14/1955 | See Source »

...college, where the President of the United States was to receive an honorary degree. In the shadows he spotted a tin can, lifted it gingerly out and raised the top. Inside was a note: "This could have been a bomb." But the Secret Service did not need a college prank to remind them of the danger. This June, when Ike is on the road 15 days out of 30, the Secret Service will be on the move 30 days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Dangers of Travel | 6/20/1955 | See Source »

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