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...done." Ike's point, in line with his insistence on the facts and the truth: as a military commander he personally had put integration into effect even over the objection of some of his generals ("General Patton, who at first was very much against this, became the most rabid supporter of the idea"); then, as President, he had finished the job begun under the Truman Administration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: On the Offensive | 10/15/1956 | See Source »

...victory over any of these other schools will perhaps delight Tufts alumni, and even interest the most rabid sports fan--but the defeat of Harvard would catapult the Jumbos to long-sought national notice; spread the word of their prowess to every school in the East; in short, give Tufts students a feeling of achievement they couldn't receive by winning all their other games...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Egg in Your Beer | 9/27/1956 | See Source »

Having served with the University of the Ryukyus project on Okinawa, I am sure that some of the student demonstrations [Sept. 3] reflect more of a confused and growing spirit of nationalism than rabid anti-Americanism. Indeed, the Okinawans have been blessed by a most generous handout at all levels, and, now being so much in our debt, struggle to become independent in thought and action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 24, 1956 | 9/24/1956 | See Source »

...reared his wife's niece over-protectively. He takes in to board two of his wife's Italian cousins as illegal immigrants; and when one of them falls in love with the niece, the zealous Eddie becomes the jealous Eddie. In time his obsession turns into a rabid psychosis, which drives the drama to its horrifying conclusion...

Author: By Caldwell Titcomb, | Title: A View From the Bridge | 7/12/1956 | See Source »

...Neither mild Spring nights, nor encouragement from the clamorous New York press, not the exhortations of rabid American Legion groups, could disturb the composure of the Princeton man. After persuasive appeals from President Dodds and the Daily Princetonian, students assumed an attitude of both responsibility and moderation...

Author: By Gavin R. W. scott, | Title: The News from Nassau | 5/1/1956 | See Source »

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