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Loftus announced to the sports world before the contest that Harvard was going to snap Yale's streak of 141 consecutive victories. He had three reasons for his prediction: 1) a close meet is naturally more exciting than a runaway and will therefore get more publicity; 2) if Yale did...

Author: By L. THOMAS Linden, | Title: Publicity, Ignorance & Sports Reporting | 3/14/1956 | See Source »

The Jangling Summons. In the midst of this busy scene a burly, quick-moving man barked directions, flopped restlessly around his office from one chair to another, longed for the 4½ daily packs of Viceroys he had given up last fortnight, conferred endlessly with associates, and paid minute-to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REPUBLICANS: The Mahout from Oyster Bay | 3/12/1956 | See Source »

Keppel's prediction comes shortly after President Pusey's complaint last Tuesday that business "is not contributing enough financial aid to higher education."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Increased Aid to Education in 1956 Is Seen by Keppel | 2/24/1956 | See Source »

Federal Housing Chief Albert M. Cole, who in November predicted 1,200,000 housing starts for 1956, last week stood up before the National Association of Home Builders in Chicago and cheerfully ate his words. Said he: "I acknowledge that I was too conservative." Cole's new prediction: 1...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: After the Cheeseboxes | 2/6/1956 | See Source »

Last week Detroit cut production into line with demand. Actually, production by any standards was still good-the 147,877 new cars produced last week were 9% fewer than the same week a year ago but still at the high annual rate of 7,700,000 units. This pace will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Cars Down, Steel Up | 1/30/1956 | See Source »

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