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Word: press (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Harvard ranks 19th in the nation this week, according to the ballots of 153 sports editors in the Associated Press weekly poll. The Crimson's upset win over Columbia won it fourth ranking in the East, behind Army, Penn, and Penn State...

Author: By Chuck Bailey, | Title: Crimson Tunes Up to Meet Cornell | 10/5/1948 | See Source »

...U.S.S.R. will continue to press hard against soft spots in the anti-Communist front. (Highly probable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: HOW CLOSE IS WAR ? | 10/4/1948 | See Source »

...initial investment ($40,000) promises many a dividend. Crowed a press-agent last week: "There are nearly 2,000 colleges in the country, and most of 'em don't even know yet they can get Margaret Shakesp- godammit, I keep calling her Shakespeare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Shakespeare on Wheels | 10/4/1948 | See Source »

Though the contract is not exclusive, MacNider said, WHRV is the only station in New England which will broadcast the summaries. They will supplement and not replace the Network's regular Associated Press coverage, he continued...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Broadcasts from France, Britain Will Add to WHRV News Reports | 10/4/1948 | See Source »

...basic plot, and ach of these, though rather contrived, is self-indicting. The main targets of Mr. Haines' ire are: politics in the Army, ineptitude in the higher echelons, lack of co-operation between Army and Navy, and the pressure put on the services by an irresponsible press and petty congressmen. Mr. Haines sets his targets up, but he does not knock them down. It is not altogether his task. When the last curtain falls, they are still standing on the stage as they are still standing in the Army; intact, secure, withstanding all thrusts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Command Decision" | 10/2/1948 | See Source »

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