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...unopened door became a madhouse of shouting ministers and mullahs. One Majlis leader was whacked across the mouth with a large wet floral wreath. Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Loy Henderson, out to say hello to Mossadegh, was caught in the mob at the airport, had his pockets picked (his wallet was later returned intact), but never got to speak to the pallidly beaming Premier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAN: Hero's Return | 12/3/1951 | See Source »

...that big, big term bill beyond the capacity of your wallet? Is there too much to pay in too short a time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Grants Aid To Meet Term Bills | 11/27/1951 | See Source »

...Hoboken park, he stepped into a public washroom. There, two hoodlums attacked Brother Salesius, beat him insensible and stole his wallet. It held about $10. They left the old white-haired monk unconscious on the washroom floor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Brother of the Poor | 11/26/1951 | See Source »

Brief Encounter. In Seattle, after a strange woman tried to kiss Marius Larsen, 71, on a street corner, he discovered that his wallet was missing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Nov. 5, 1951 | 11/5/1951 | See Source »

...sudden thought possessed him; and he looked in his wallet, worried for a moment. But there they were, hiding behind a dollar bill. "Dartmouth vs. Harvard, "they said on their smug twin faces. "Section 34, Row 11,9 and 10. At 2 p.m. Harvard Stadium...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 10/27/1951 | See Source »

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