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...minute exposure, the Palomar telescope recorded all that had ever been caught at Mt. Wilson. As the exposures were lengthened, fainter and more distant objects were found in constantly increasing numbers. An exposure of one hour brought in the "background," the shine of the night sky, and thus represented the maximum power of the telescope. To judge by the number of faint nebulae on it, this photograph reached one billion light-years (6 billion trillion miles) into space-twice as far as man had ever looked before. Said Hubble: "The tests confirm our previous conclusion that the Hale telescope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: One Billion Light-Years | 3/14/1949 | See Source »

...stubby (5 ft. 8 in., 175 Ibs.) Louis Armstrong speaks of his role on Shrove Tuesday (March 1), his expressive eyes shine with excitement and amusement. Dressed in long, black-dyed underwear and grass skirt and wearing a green velvet cape and gilt cardboard crown, the King sets out on a riotous 20-mile, all-day parade. He winds through the streets of the Negro district, stopping at the shops of parade sponsors, holds court, sees that his loyal Zulu subjects are refreshed with beer and potato salad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Louis the First | 2/21/1949 | See Source »

...before several Film Series officials, according to Chastain. The manager's complaint was based on HLU's alleged competition with the U.T. He protested against the showing of English language films, but was willing for the Liberal Union to show foreign language films like "Ivan the Terrible" and "Shoe Shine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UT Spurns HLU Proposals For Settlement of Film Feud | 2/11/1949 | See Source »

This spring's program will include "Shoe Shine," "Odd Man Out," "Ivan the Terrible," "The Long Voyage Home," "Topper," "Grand Illusion," and several Chaplin films...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HLU Announces Revision of Spring Film Series Schedule | 2/9/1949 | See Source »

Gootonberg said that the HLU was able to find another distributor who supplied them with "Odd Man Out." The theater managers did not object to foreign films like "Shoe Shine" or "Ivan the Terrible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HLU Announces Revision of Spring Film Series Schedule | 2/9/1949 | See Source »

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