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...capacity crowd of nearly 1,000 had almost shouted itself hoarse before the second event began, the reason being the harrowing, seesaw, 300-yard medley relay tie between Harvard's Bosworth, Waldron, and Stowell and Dartmouth's O'Mara, Potter, and Wilhelmy. The time was 3:04.2, a new Dartmouth record...

Author: By Charles F. Pollak, | Title: Crimson Tankmen Scuttle Big Green Aquatic Forces | 1/15/1940 | See Source »

During the past six years of the neutrality seesaw, three schools have fought to control U. S. peace policy: 1) the "sanctionist" school, led by former Secretary of State Stimson, aims to keep the U. S. out of war by penalizing aggressor nations which start wars-depriving them, but not their victims of access to U. S. resources and credits; 2) the isolationist school, headed by some 40 Senators, argues that it is not the business of the U. S. to act as judge of international morals-let the U. S. keep out of war by having nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE UNITED STATES: How to be Neutral | 7/17/1939 | See Source »

BillDaughaday throw his opponent, Gifford, in 6:45 after a closely contested battle. Tudor Gardiner was left with the problem of holding his heavily favored opponent to a decision, but Harkless finally managed to pin him in 7:32 after a seesaw match. "Chief" Boston made short of Bokum as he nailed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GRAPPLERS DROP MEET TO TIGERS BY ONE POINT | 1/16/1939 | See Source »

...seesaw race between the U. S. and Germany for the Brazilian market, Germany was leading last week. Score: Germany, $49,823,075 or 22.16% of Brazil's 1938 imports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Caribbean Moon | 12/12/1938 | See Source »

Most charming piece: Self-Portrait with Heart, Frida's record of a period of unhappiness with Diego, showing her with tears on her cheeks, a ferrule sticking through the hole in her body where her heart was, two tiny imps playing seesaw on the ferrule. Political bit: a full-length portrait of Frida holding a scroll inscribed: "To Leon Trotsky, with all love, I dedicate this painting, 7 November...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Bomb Beribboned | 11/14/1938 | See Source »

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