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...Liberty, Elliott Roosevelt charged Look with "dirty journalism" for printing the "smear" as a factual report. Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, now editor of The Woman, said in her magazine that the Look piece was "glaringly erroneous." She thought it was "a direct attempt to besmirch the . . . memory" of her father...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Counter-Fire | 5/2/1949 | See Source »

...breathe again. When someone looks as if he may try to interrupt, she may shut her dark blue eyes or stare him down, but she keeps going. Her accent has been described by her ex-husband as "half British and half pickaninny." She does not even stop talking to smear on fresh lipstick; the words sound like a gurgle, but out they come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: One-Woman Show | 11/22/1948 | See Source »

Although the proceedings were entirely legal, rednecked Parnell Thomas cried: "Vicious smear technique . . . cheap Pendergast politics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: Accuser Accused | 11/1/1948 | See Source »

Sophomore Dike Hyde made a strong, bid for the starting defensive right end in yesterday's workout--played under the lights--consistently breaking through interference to smear halfbacks trying to sweep his end. Other note worthy play against the Jayvees' Dartmouth offense was turned in by guards Emil Drvaric and Dick Guidera...

Author: By Don Carswell, | Title: Varsity Whets Edge in Scrimmage | 10/20/1948 | See Source »

...help support this household, he must work with lightning speed, painting with swift, sure brush strokes on pieces of thin bamboo paper. The slightest error in wetting or pressing upon the brush would mean an ugly smear and having to start all over again. But Ch'ih Pai-shih never has to start over again, and he can turn out four or five of his delicate paintings a day. These he sells only on order, and only by the square foot (his price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Paintings by the Foot | 7/26/1948 | See Source »

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