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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Honeymooning this week (see MILESTONES), Siam's music-writing King Phumiphon finally sold five royal compositions (Dream of Love, Falling Rain, 'Tis Sundown, Blue Night and an instrumental interlude) to Michael Todd's Peep Show, a Broadway musical now in production. At first fearful that having part in a Broadway show might impair his royal dignity, Phumiphon was won over when Todd pointed out that Margaret Truman is also a professional musician...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Speaking Up | 5/8/1950 | See Source »

Playing It Safe. Waved off again, he bored back through incessant rain toward Florence. Between Florence and Bologna he struck snow and hail which slowed him down. At Bologna, brother Paolo, 19, who had been forced to quit when his brakes failed, begged Gianni, with his nine-minute lead, to play it safe. So, over the last 145 miles, Gianni held his Ferrari down to a conservative 105 m.p.h. on the straightaways until he saw the finish light in Brescia. Then he poured...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Amateur Spirit | 5/8/1950 | See Source »

Carloads of spectators braved the rain yesterday to attend the annual Waban spectacle, only to be turned away by wet grounds. The Wellesley switchboard was flooded with calls from other prospective watchers checking on the postponement...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Early Risers Strike Morass at Wellesley | 5/2/1950 | See Source »

...Rain washed out the varsity golf team's match with Dartmouth yesterday and the game will probably not be rescheduled. Meanwhile, Captain Bob Matson announced the varsity and freshman winners of the ten day play-offs for first team positions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Matson Names Varsity, '53 Golf Teams; Green Match Rained Out | 5/2/1950 | See Source »

...Rain cancelled the Yardlings' last contest, against Andover Saturday. With six games remaining, Samborski's squad has a record of six victories and one loss. Exeter's strong nine will provide the opposition Saturday at Soldiers Field. HARVARD M.I.T. Canepa, 2b Winkfield (c), cf Smith (c), cf Sack, 1b Collins, rf Ucella (c), ss Arnow, lf Lenard, c Chase, 3b Ainger, lf Greeley, ss Zwerling, rf O'Brien, 1b Beal, 2b Wade or Hubbard, c Kirkpatrick, 3b Ward, p Teeple...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: McCagg Picked as Star of Week; Yardling Nine Meets Tech Again | 5/2/1950 | See Source »

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