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Last week, tending his coffee plants in the shade of the banana trees, the average Guatemalan peon knew little enough of these facts. True, he had not seen a blond, German-speaking finquero in years, but the finquero had lived in Guatemala City and Juanito had seldom seen him anyway. More money jingled in Juanito's pocket (his wages were recently hiked from 5? to 50? a day), but higher prices had just about canceled out the raise. He had heard that model government houses, of cement and adobe, might soon be built on his finca. But his boss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GUATEMALA: Accidental Socialism | 2/24/1947 | See Source »

...retaining their title. Improved opposition, an early season injury to center Aud Brindley, the Big Green hero, and the vicissitudes of life have handed the Indians a current season record of six wins and ten defeats. They are currently in sixth place, a notch below the Varsity and a shade above Yale...

Author: By Irvin M. Horowitz, | Title: Barclay Five Meets Indian Team Tonight | 2/11/1947 | See Source »

...months, Episcopal churchmen of New York's rich, 100,000-communicant diocese have prayed and politicked over the successor to Bishop William T. Manning, who retired last December. No candidate seemed to have quite the shade of Episcopal grace to please both high and low churchmen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Ecclesiastical Compromise | 2/10/1947 | See Source »

...foils summary: First team--Arp, Lewontin, Frankman--won, 7-2; second team--Bruner, Shade, Robinson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardlings Take Wrestling, Fencing Honors, Lose to Exeter Swimmers | 2/10/1947 | See Source »

Freshman foils: First team--Arp, Frankman, Lewontin. Second team--Bruner. Robinson, Shade...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Van Roosen to Lead Swordsmen into Battle In Saturday's Opener | 2/7/1947 | See Source »

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