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Word: station (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Ever since the end of World War II the situation on the Franco-Swiss border has been touchy. Last week it was downright itchy. Over the long-distance telephone from the Swiss frontier station of Le Locle came the stationmaster's voice, cold and hollow. "French fleas," it said, "are infiltrating our border in the clothing of French railroad workers. It is a veritable invasion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SWITZERLAND: Long-Distance Call . .. | 10/17/1949 | See Source »

Once the contact was made, another Mountie undercover man got to know Father Taillefer, then made a deal for six ounces of heroin. The priest directed him to Montreal's Central Station, where the heroin was stored in a locker. For three months after that, the police let Father Taillefer operate freely, keeping watch on him and his associates in Montreal's crime belt. When the Mounties pounced four weeks ago, three other Montrealers, who are still awaiting trial, were charged along with Father Taillefer. A cache of 15,000 heroin capsules ("enough to keep the city going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Dope Peddler | 10/17/1949 | See Source »

While this year's band marches with the Cadet Corps today from Allston train station to the stadium, the members from former years will parade through Harvard Square, leaving Memorial Hall at noon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Band to Feature Anderson, Alums | 10/15/1949 | See Source »

Army's vaunted football squad will arrive at Allston Station at 3 p.m. today and will head immediately for Soldier's Field, where it will hold a light workout...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Army Eleven Arrives in Hub Today | 10/14/1949 | See Source »

...studio playing with rattlesnakes or out following a ball game, it devotes much of its time to films. After the films are adapted technically for television, they must undergo a crucial test before the film editor. The editor spends eight hours a day scrutinizing every film the station plans to use, occasionally deleting whatever "won't go in Boston." "I bore myself silly," she says...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: CIRCLING THE SQUARE | 10/11/1949 | See Source »

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