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...beaten him in Canada previously. Niederhoffer got the jump on the fast and skillful Chapman, keeping him up front in the court. The match went to 2-2 in games and 12-12 in points in the final game when Chapman cracked under pressure, hitting several shots into the tin. Niederhoffer took the game...

Author: By Richard B. Ruge, | Title: Niederhoffer Beats U.S., Canadian Champions in Cowles Tournament | 1/21/1963 | See Source »

Miss Cummin, who lives in a single in Briggs Hall, has placed seven black shower curtains around the walls and gold tin foil on the ceiling. Two black umbrellas hang on one wall, and green fringe from a hibiscus tree in the window...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Radcliffe Girl Battles Grounds Dept. Over Decorations | 1/18/1963 | See Source »

...first letter, dated Jan. 8, Mr. Gates told her that an inspection over Christmas vacation had revealed that her room was a fire hazard. Miss Cummin answered the next day, saying that she had tested the drapery and tin foil and found them not flammable, but that she was willing to spray the entire room with fireproofing if they wished...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Radcliffe Girl Battles Grounds Dept. Over Decorations | 1/18/1963 | See Source »

...Alliance for Progress, one shudders at the apparent goals. We seem to have here a case, all too common, of looking too much at form and too little at substance. It is indeed true that the Bolivian governors have "obtained electoral reforms and the nationalization of the tin industry, as well as the breaking up of large feudal estates." But of what value are these things, from the standpoint of the masses, if they are worse off than before, if it now costs more to produce Bolivian tin than it can be sold for on the world market...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOLIVIA | 1/17/1963 | See Source »

Guardian once described as "Panama City modern." There is, he insists, no need for him to work any harder. "Successful selling," shrugs Ideologist Brooks, "is like holding a tin mug under a waterfall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain: Mug Under the Waterfall | 1/11/1963 | See Source »

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