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Dates: during 1940-1949
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After 17 days of golf and rest in Arizona sunshine, Tom Dewey returned last week to his job in Albany. He had gained five pounds and his tanned jowls showed it. Newsmen pressed him with questions about his future. Would he run in 1950 for a third term as governor of New York? Dewey smiled, reminded the reporters that he had answered that question the day after election. He had said then "I have no such plans." Now he added: "I will let you know if I change my mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Back to Albany | 12/6/1948 | See Source »

Goal is to get competition underway either by reading period or by the beginning of the spring term, Hutchinson stated. Adolph Samborski, director of intramural athletics, has promised Hutchinson that if successful, the league will be made a part of next year's Straus Cup competition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Apathy Slows Start of House Bowling Slate | 12/4/1948 | See Source »

Miss Laughton was selected only after a long search to find some one who could fill the requirements of classical beauty posed by the part, Temple said. When Helen reigned as beauty queen of Troy, fashion had it that women were of generous proportions. Padding was a term used only to describe a cat's means of locomotion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Miss Massachusetts' Will Play HTW's Helen of Troy | 12/3/1948 | See Source »

Jordan is pleased with his term's "good, competitive spirit" and predicted: "The type of competition we face will determine the team's success...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Wrestlers Shaping Up Under Jordan's Hand | 12/3/1948 | See Source »

Jordan headaches shouldn't start until the second term, for he has an experienced corps returning from last year's team, which lost only to Army, Princeton and Yale. Before Christmas vacation, the Crimson has only two meets--the opener with MIT a week from tomorrow and an engagement with Wesleyan. After the recess, the matmen meet Columbia. These three teams were Harvard's first three victims last winter...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Wrestlers Shaping Up Under Jordan's Hand | 12/3/1948 | See Source »

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