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Varsity forward IIANS ESTIN (19) takes a swipe at the ball in Tuesday's game against Amherst. The action shown here led to one of the Crimson's three goals. Estin bounced the ball off the opposing Amherst fullback. It caromed over to hit the Amherst man at the extreme left on the head and skidded into the nets...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Field Problem . . . | 10/14/1948 | See Source »

...through the Royal Gorge of the Rockies, south through Colorado and into New Mexico, it was clear that Earl Warren was more determined than ever to stay above the infighting. Not until he reached Tulsa this week did he give the sins of the Democrats more than a passing swipe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAMPAIGN: Good-Tempered Candidate | 9/27/1948 | See Source »

...Santayana's philosophy ("My system is not mine, nor new") pragmatism, naturalism, hedonism and materialism leap into the philosophical arena flashing beautifully tempered verbal weapons, gracefully swipe at each other with sardonic wit and brilliant exposition-until all fall back exhausted by their civilized exhibitionism, each one's argument largely canceled out by all the others. There can be little doubt that Santayana is speaking for himself as referee when The Stranger says: "A good life seems to me a good, and a bad life an evil; but life and death simply are neither good nor evil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Philosopher Without Quest | 9/27/1948 | See Source »

...follow the same lines of thought as the order and rules under which the House of Commons has protected the freedom of debate, the interest of minorities, and the dignity of the quiet and moderate speaker." Woodward believes that "every country gets the broadcasting it deserves." In a parenthetical swipe at Hollywood, he adds that, "It is not true that every country gets the films it deserves; most countries get the films which the least educated section of the American plutocracy sends them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: To Each Its Own | 9/20/1948 | See Source »

...Side-Swipe. In Rome, Wis., Motorist Frank Beaver swerved violently to avoid a dog on a bridge, knocked down the bridge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, May 24, 1948 | 5/24/1948 | See Source »

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