Word: virginia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...import they must also export. They export, among other things, movies. A good Alec Guinness or Laurence Olivier production is probably good for quite a few main dishes. But there is also the dessert--or "sweet"--to be considered, and perhaps even an after-dinner smoke, blended from Virginia tobacco. To make a life of austerity bearable such pictures as I Believe in You are made and exported...
Since then, the Nationalists have managed to cling to a piece of Burmese real estate the size of West Virginia. One million primitive Burmans are now ruled by five Nationalist generals, loyal to Li Mi. The National Salvation Army, says its commander, has its headquarters on the forested plateau east of the Salween River, where the Burmese, Siamese and Indo-Chinese borders meet. It maintains an air strip, has reliable radio contacts with the government of Formosa...
Protest Lecture in West Virginia...
Marshall College in Huntington, West Virginia fell victim to pressure more specific than a loyalty oath. The Legion post in Huntington matched its "guide books" with the proposed lecture series at Marshall College and found three similarities: Margaret Bourke-White, a Life photographer; Paul Engle, a poet; and Professor Max Lerner of Brandeis University. The Legionaires protested vigorously, and finally, the President of the College cancelled the three lectures...
...Elis took first in the match, with a total of 590 points. Penn State was second with 601, and Princeton was fourth with 609. Fourth place Virginia finished two points ahead of the Crimson and Holy Cross with...