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Nothing outside of aimless midfield volley went on during the second quarter, but at 6:45 of the third period Goldstein gave Harvard a 3 to 0 lead wish a hard shot from 20 feet out. His pass came from inside right Jon Spivak...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Soccer Squad Whips Cadets In 3-1 Contest | 10/16/1949 | See Source »

...least a dozen of these items all by himself, firing two through a door into the back of his chief officer, and using three more to shoot down another lieutenant who tries to give himself up. The remainder go off at various cops, except for a volley of three which Cagney, calmly munching a sandwich, pumps into a friend who is hiding in the trunk compartment...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 9/27/1949 | See Source »

...head and a long linen duster, he pulled his first job one sun-baked day in July by stepping out from behind a rock on a Calaveras County road and waving a sawed-off shotgun at Billy Hodges' stagecoach. "If they dare to shoot, give them a solid volley, boys," Black Bart shouted toward the rocks alongside the road. Driver Hodges, able to see half a dozen gun barrels covering him, eagerly threw down the green, ironbound Wells Fargo treasure chest. Next day an investigating party discovered that the "guns" Driver Hodges had seen among the rocks were only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Stagecoach Business | 8/8/1949 | See Source »

...crowd cornered two terror-stricken Negro boys against a fence. Under a volley of fists, clubs and stones, the boys went down-but not before one of them had whipped out a knife and stabbed one of his attackers. In a surge of fury, the nearest whites kicked and pummeled the two prostrate bodies, turned angrily on rescuing police with shouts of "nigger-lover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MISSOURI: Gentleman's Agreement | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

...undisputed No. 1 performer on U.S. TV. His show is a weekly catchall of the things the 40-year-old comic has learned in 35 hard-working years in show business. Berle uses not only his brash, strongbow-shaped mouth to get off his loud, fast, uneven volley of one-line gags; with expert timing and tireless bounce, he also hurls his whole 6 feet and 191 dieted pounds into every act of his show. His motto is still "anything for a laugh"-and practically anything he does gets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: The Child Wonder | 5/16/1949 | See Source »

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