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...spoofs about radio deserve a mild hand. Wally Cox, a young monologuist who writes his own stuff, deserves a very loud cheer. By means of a quiet Will-Rogersish manner and a sharp Ring-Lardnerish pen, he creates a couple of monstrously matter-of-fact characters that are both hilarious and appalling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Revues in Manhattan, Jan. 30, 1950 | 1/30/1950 | See Source »

When Allied officers described some of the Buck Rogersish secret weapons discovered in Germany (TIME, July 9), they were greeted with skeptical snorts. Last week they offered as corroborative evidence a picture of one of the most fantastic: a gun that shoots around corners (see cut). Designed so that a soldier can keep out of sight while firing, the gun has a curved barrel and a special sight for aiming from around a corner. After emerging, the bullet flies fairly straight, Allied experts said, but not very accurately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Crooked-Shooter | 7/16/1945 | See Source »

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