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...expresses a preference for African tribal costume over the light-grey, pinstriped suit and checkered vest which American college life has inflicted on him. But otherwise, he has great admiration for America and Americans. Among other things, he has developed a keen liking for ice cream, particularly vanilla, even though Nigeria leads the world in the production of chocolate-yielding cacao...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: From Tribal Robes to Pin-Stripe Suit | 2/2/1955 | See Source »

...bill will call for a special tribunal to handle both sentencing and parole of convicted criminals. It would take sentencing power away from the judges and vest it in a new "Adult Authority" which would have complete control over the convict until his return to society...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Glueck Proposes Reform Measure Modernizing Mass. Penal System | 1/25/1955 | See Source »

...would lose a $1,000,000 inheritance she intended to use to build a playground, if she discontinued her act. For his good Samaritanism, this week Stainless has a knife thrown squarely into his chest (see cut). But he had the foresight to outfit himself with a wooden vest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Stainless Texan | 1/3/1955 | See Source »

...That a go! Give to them" several bystanders exclaimed. As a group of amused spectators began to gather around the opposing orators, the conservative gentleman pulled out a crisp petition for the Ten Million for McCarthy movement from his vest pocket. No one would sign...

Author: By William W. Bartley iii, | Title: Charge of the Right Brigade | 11/27/1954 | See Source »

...Sheppard trial suddenly became terrible when they brought Marilyn Sheppard into the courtroom ... It was all done with seven slides in glorious Technicolor and a cocky unsentimental little medical examiner with a Phi Beta Kappa key spinning from his vest chain and a red bow tie, notably unsuitable for corpse-pointing, askew under his chin. It will take many sessions of court and a multitude of distractions to erase the first brilliantly colored picture flashed on the big white screen in the darkened courtroom at that dreadful matinee. No wonder Dr. Sam cried and would not look. She was beautiful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: So Lovely & So Bruised | 11/15/1954 | See Source »

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