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...since the war's start, all such barriers to wedlock have been surmounted by sixteen thousand Canadian servicemen in Britain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada at War: THE DOMINION: New Wives | 3/6/1944 | See Source »

...Store"). An infant prodigy composer and pianist, George went to Europe at the age of 20, and stayed there for nearly 15 years. During his expatriation, he concertized widely, married a niece of Austrian Playwright Arthur Schnitzler. His eccentric compositions such as Ballet Mecanique, written for an orchestra of sixteen mechanical pianos accompanied by the whirring of electric motors, made him Europe's most notorious U.S. composer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Antheil's Fourth | 2/28/1944 | See Source »

...George De Witt, John Dienhart, Rex Smith and Publisher Silliman Evans. The group picture was hung in the Sun's cramped little wire room. De Witt, Dienhart and Smith fell by the wayside in the first eight months; some office commentator marked an X over each departed face. Sixteen months ago somebody put a large question mark over the heavy-jowled likeness of highly paid publisher "Ivans. He frequently joked about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: X's and ?'s | 2/21/1944 | See Source »

...former times, and before the full development of the tutorial system, sixteen or more courses were required for the bachelor's degree. When the tutorial system was installed, because of the large amount of time necessary for independent study under that program, the course requirements were reduced to fifteen for those men who took "tutorial." It was, however, understood that this reduction applied only to students in residence for four academic years. With the acceleration of the college course resulting from war conditions it was decided to return to the sixteen course requirements, with special provision for formal tutorial course...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Continues to Require Minimum of Sixteen Credits to Graduate in Wartime | 2/1/1944 | See Source »

...Sixteen times his precision passes bored to their marks. Twice he made spectacular quick kicks, one for 67 yards. Twice he intercepted passes, running one 38 yards to set up the third touchdown. Final result of Sammy Baugh's one-man field day at Manhattan's Polo Grounds this week: Washington Redskins 28, New York Giants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: One-Man Air Raid | 12/27/1943 | See Source »

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