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"Not in Directory." While the fish didn't snap at the presidential party, Key West's mosquitoes did. Cold rains followed by 90° heat brought them out in swarms. Presidential Assistant John Steelman tried to play golf, quit on the first hole, came back slapping at his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Fish & Quips | 11/26/1951 | See Source »

85. When a curious kind of madness broke out in the little French town of Pont-Saint-Esprit, doctors stamped it as a medieval disease known as "St. Anthony's Fire," caused by:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATIONAL AFFAIRS,WAR IN ASIA,INTERNATIONAL & FOREIGN,PEOPLE,OTHER EVENTS: The President & Congress | 10/29/1951 | See Source »

A Virginian described him in a letter: "Straight as an Indian, measuring 6 ft. 2 in. in his stockings, and weighing 175 Ibs.. . . His frame is padded with well-developed muscles, indicating great strength. His bones and joints are large ... A pleasing and benevolent tho a commanding countenance . . ." Impressive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mt. Vernon to Valley Forge | 10/15/1951 | See Source »

An Eliot House senior, gobbling down his entree last Friday; almost choked on a metal band. He brushed off the band, found that it had the legend "ASS. R.O.P. 95 M 6" stamped on it, and concluded that a banded migrating bird had innocently flown into the central kitchen and...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crow Now House Fare | 10/15/1951 | See Source »

His eyes twinkling brightly, the returned vacationist strode happily into his favorite café, expecting a joyful greeting. The first man to see him shuddered, sputtered and sagged into a chair. An old friend at the other side of the barroom hastily stamped out a cigarette and reverently removed his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Roger Goes to His Funeral | 10/8/1951 | See Source »

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