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Ruth, of course, is gone via graduation, so passing is definitely not a Wildcat forte, even though polished Army returnee Bill Rowland is taking over at the pivot post. But the ground attack should continue to take up the slack...

Author: By Jack Rosenthal, | Title: Winless Davidson Is 4-Touchdown Underdog | 10/31/1953 | See Source »

...there should be a little time in the evening to relax and look over the children's homework, Mrs. Nathan M. Pusey considers this a slack day. Since her arrival in Cambridge early in the fall each hour has been packed with obligations, either social or domestic. "At this point, our outside interest is people," Mrs. Pusey smiles...

Author: By Arthur J. Langguth, | Title: First Lady of Quincy | 10/22/1953 | See Source »

...Ticket Office, Frank O. Lunden does not yet regret removal of the steel bleachers at the Stadium last season. Lunden, H.A.A. Ticket Manager, reported that sophomore sales had sold out Section 36 through row Q, but that there are still many seats. "Outside of student sales, business has been slack. We won't have a thing to worry about in seating until the Dartmouth game," he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Lack of Ohio Seats for '57 Seen | 10/1/1953 | See Source »

...recent months, however, business began to go slack. One evening last week, the partners climbed into a new demonstrator and headed north to discuss financing with a Portland bank. They finished the 100-mile journey, registered at a tourist camp, ate a steak dinner and dropped in at a nightclub. Then Thomson announced that the company records, which they had thrust into the dashboard compartment of the car, were missing. At his insistence, they made a long night drive back to Newport, got duplicates, and then, just as dawn was breaking, headed for Portland again-and for violence at Cape...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Cliff Hanger | 9/28/1953 | See Source »

...seemed determined to wait it out. Meanwhile, with the mechanical unions respecting the Guild picket line, the Times made no attempt to publish. That left Seattle without an afternoon paper, and the morning Post-Intelligencer (circ. 180,828) jumped its daily run to 240,000 to pick up the slack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Polite Strike | 7/27/1953 | See Source »

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