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Once again the educational underworld of Harvard Square has had a run-in with the law. Accused by the Macmillan Company of violating a court injunction against plagiarized tutoring notes, the College Tutoring Bureau now faces repetition of its 1933 debacle, when federal marshals raided its "classroom" and carried away...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COPS AND ROBBERS | 4/24/1940 | See Source »

"Moonfaced" am I? Because of that three minutes I did in Tobacco Road as a result of my run-in with John Barton, I've been resigned to being called "Jeeter" the rest of my days, but now you have to come along and call me "moonfaced" (TIME, Nov...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 4, 1939 | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

As it happens, of course, Mr. Greene's reason for his action is a pitifully puny-one. No one questions Browder's authority as a Communist because of this comparatively innocuous run-in with the law. No one seems to take Mr. Greene's objection seriously besides himself; it is...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD IS ATTACKED | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

Until last week, banking was one of the few U. S. businesses which had not had a run-in with NLRB. But C. I. 0. has been trying to enroll some 7,200 employes of big, 494-branched Bank of America in its white-collar United Office & Professional Workers union...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Next: Banks | 9/12/1938 | See Source »

Appointed Secretary to the Committee for Foreign Affairs by Congress, Paine's first run-in with Congress occurred when lukewarm members resented his interference with Tory maneuvers. His second disagreement was more serious, lost him his job. Under a secret understanding with France, Louis XVI turned over to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mankind's Friend | 2/8/1937 | See Source »

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