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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...made, egomaniacal father (Fredric March); a deeply pious, almost mindless mother (March's wife Florence Eldridge); a mild-seeming, Machiavellian son (Edmond O'Brien); a whining, fatuous son (Dan Duryea); a diamond-hard daughter (Ann Blyth). Night & day they connive against each other; during any chance breathing spell they work on their neighbors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, May 31, 1948 | 5/31/1948 | See Source »

Failure to attain Dean's List standing may no longer spell certain loss of scholarships for Freshmen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scholarship Rules May Be Widened | 5/27/1948 | See Source »

...Broom Spell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 10, 1948 | 5/10/1948 | See Source »

There is a spell in Japan since olden times, to drive away an unpleasant or tedious visitor. The method of this spell is to stand a broom upside down on a porch, like the picture of Mr. Baker. It is more effective to cover brooms' cheeks with a towel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 10, 1948 | 5/10/1948 | See Source »

...takes a crew time to develop, and so far the Varsity is still below maximum efficiency, so defeats now don't necessarily spell the end of Olympic chances in June. The sub-arctic condition of the Charles in the early part of the season has much to do with this slow development, giving the crews of more tropical climes an advantage in April...

Author: By Bayard Hooper, | Title: Bolles Not Depressed Over Defeat by Cornell | 5/6/1948 | See Source »

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