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...followed them with a hundred more. The answer was buried in the mind of a grey, catlike old man behind the walls of the Kremlin. Would the cat in the Kremlin jump again? If he did, where and how would he strike? Or could he again be made to purr benignly in the role that had persuaded a lot of Americans (who would now like to bite their tongues off) to call him, fondly, Uncle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War: The Cat in the Kremlin | 7/17/1950 | See Source »

...have been jailed, fined and beaten. This is embarrassing to the British, because they are trying desperately to prove that Britain can do business with China's Communists. Last week, there were signs that the roar of the once-proud British lion had been reduced to a humble purr...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: The Lion Purrs | 2/20/1950 | See Source »

...tourist named Clutterbuck (Charles Campbell) on whom they had both, it transpires, bestowed their pre-matrimo-nial favors. Simultaneously the husbands discover they have both enjoyed the pre-matrimonial favors of Clutterbuck's wife (Claire Carleton). From there in, the play concentrates on how the six of them purr and perspire, recall the past and are moved to repeat it; on their catting and torn catting, their hurried feints and sudden swoons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Plays in Manhattan, Dec. 12, 1949 | 12/12/1949 | See Source »

Behind a glass door near the entrance to every apartment house in Paris sits a well-upholstered Cerberus who can purr contentedly or breathe fire at will. She (usually it is a she) is the Parisian concierge. Parisians call her La Pipelette, after Mme. Pipelet, a garrulous character in a popular French novel (The Mysteries of Paris). Paris knows her well, courts her favor, dreads and cherishes her power and protection. Last week, La Pipelette's very existence was threatened, and with it a bittersweet slice of Parisian life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: La Pipeletfe | 5/16/1949 | See Source »

...Thursday's 63-46 victory over Newman Prep, Harper was particularly pleased by his team's defensive play. Newman had two men over six foot four but the Crimson seldom let them get into scoring position. Harper had further reason to purr about the Newman game because he had to juggle the lineup early in the game when Hickey picked up three personal fouls inside of the first quarter. The team operated smoothly nevertheless and showed well under pressure...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '52 Hockey, Swim, Basketball Games Highlight Weekend | 2/12/1949 | See Source »

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