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But a large part of the credit for the Elis' early defensive stands must go to the fine linebackers, Bob Spears and Dave Prince, who held up a relatively weak line. An even larger part must go to the incredible punting of quarterback Jim Ryan, who averaged over 40 yards...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 11/21/1951 | See Source »

Besides spears, she used hooks, nets and poison to catch her prey. Often great sharks cruised along beside her. They never took even a nibble, but once when her husband came to visit, she saw a big barracuda looking at him fixedly with one round eye. Barracudas' minds are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Red Sea Swimmer | 11/19/1951 | See Source »

The assassin, seated ten feet in front of the speaker's stand, tried to break and run, but the shouting, screaming mob leaped on him. Moslem National Guards thrust at him with their spears. Fingers scooped out his eyeballs. One of his arms was torn off. Later, after Liaquat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAKISTAN: Death of a Moderate | 10/29/1951 | See Source »

The real jolt came with the Ring cycle. When Wotan appeared on another dimmed-down stage in Das Rheingold, the murmur went up: "He has no helmet!" Muttered one oldtimer: "The stage is so dark I can't even see if he has a beard." (He had.) Shock followed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Twilight of the Gods | 8/13/1951 | See Source »

The 82nd was politically atomized-only nominally Democratic. The House breaks down like this: 115 Southern Democrats, 120 Fair Deal Democrats, 165 regular Republicans, 35 lonely liberal Republicans. The best organized factions, the Southern Democrats and regular Republicans, could unite and did on one negative course: bilking Harry Truman. Republican...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Who, Me? | 7/9/1951 | See Source »

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