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...East Germany the struggle between Communist officials and church leaders suddenly grew sharper and more menacing. For a few days last week it looked as if the Protestant churches might abandon their carefully maintained neutrality and throw in their lot with the West...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Still Neutral | 5/8/1950 | See Source »

Last year, Harvard dropped all three of its first-round matches. Sharper games and a good record (after the disastrous Southern trip) have made the Crimson a team to be watched this year. Yale has also had a successful record; it played only practice matches on its Southern jaunt...

Author: By Jerome Goodman, | Title: Golfers Will Begin Play in Eastern Tourney Against Columbia Today | 5/5/1950 | See Source »

...funds to do a first-rate job (in 1950 the U.S. State Department spent less than a third of its meager propaganda budget of $34 million on broadcasting). Actually, what the Voice needs above all is not more money or more memoranda from Washington, but simply better writing, sharper thinking, and plenty of blue pencils to cut the dull stretches which still pervade too many of its programs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Voice of America: What It Tells the World | 5/1/1950 | See Source »

...advantages of the new and sharper tool were obvious. Unlike routine chest X rays, the serum test will disclose tuberculosis in other parts of the body besides the lungs. An X ray shows lung spots, but the serum test helps to determine whether the spots are healed tuberculosis scars or other lung diseases such as cancer, abscess, pneumonia or silicosis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Sharper Tool | 3/20/1950 | See Source »

Winthrop's scoring power was too much for Adams, as the Puritans, with Jerry Kanter neeting 18 points, posted an easy 45-34 victory. Winthrop's sharper passing was another key factor in the win. Fred Crafts of Adams scored 13 points for the losers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Leverett Quintet Trips Commuters In Close Contest | 3/7/1950 | See Source »

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