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But true it was, and gradually the realization settled on Britain's capital. Silence, broken only by the subdued march of traffic and the dismal tolling of church bells, took over. Union Jacks fluttered to half-staff. Shops and factories all over the nation closed down. The BBC canceled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Elizabeth II | 2/18/1952 | See Source »

In your Dec. 3 article on the Little River duck-tolling dogs, you say [they] are "thoroughbreds."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 24, 1951 | 12/24/1951 | See Source »

Caught by the Tail. One of the hunters promptly tossed a small stick into the water. Dusty's bright, bushy tail flapped wildly as he raced to retrieve it. But before he could pick it up, the hunters had thrown another. For five minutes they kept the dog racing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Tolling Ducks | 12/3/1951 | See Source »

Even before the official recognition of the Canadian Kennel Club, the Little River dogs had developed into essentially a "pure" breed. They had been mated only with their own type for generations. Now the standard Nova Scotia tolling dogs are about 18 inches high, have thick, high-riding tails, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Tolling Ducks | 12/3/1951 | See Source »

Perhaps the best-known of these traditions is the annual bell-clapper escapade. Every fall as early as possible the freshman class is allowed to steal the clapper of the hell in Nassau Hall's tower in order to prevent it from tolling the hours of classes. If there is...

Author: By James M. Storey, | Title: Generations Of Princetonians Love Tradition | 11/10/1951 | See Source »

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