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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...increasing, and ought to be stopped"), the interminable questions fired at his subordinates: "What arrangements are you making for curing surplus bacon?"; "How many square feet of glass have been destroyed up to date?"; "Surely you can run to a new Admiralty flag. It grieves me to see the present dingy object every morning." And, as a final touch to the whole figure, there is the Churchill whose mind remembers Virgil when a bomb strikes London's Carlton Club, rendezvous of generations of Conservative politicians. Writes Churchill: "Mr. Quentin Hogg . . . carried his father, a former Lord Chancellor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Web & the Weaver | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

Randall, who is executive vice-president of the Inland Steel Company of Chicago, has long held connections in the University. At present, as a member of the Board of Overseers, be serves on many committees which form policy in different College departments...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Alumni Elect President for 1949-50 Term | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

This is until recently. At present, one of the few comedians who doesn't have to steal Morgan's jokes is allegedly paying for them. The Henry Morgan show, a half hour of sporadic Sunday night drollery is sponsored by the Fred Allen show, another half hour of the same sort of thing. The combined shows run from eight to nine...

Author: By Burton S. Glinn, | Title: From the Pit | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

Election for the Graduate Council will be held tomorrow and Wednesday Richard N. Swift '44 3G, president of the present Council announced last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Graduate School Will Choose 12 Councilmen | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

...annual contract battle between John L. Lewis and soft coal mine owners begins today when the United Mine Workers' chief calls together his 200-men union policy committee. The session will decide on demands for a new contract to succeed the present industry agreement due to expire June...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reds Occupy Nanking, Trap 300,000 in Shanghai Pocket | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

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