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Word: watchings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Over the committee leadership's protests, they directed members of their Americanism committee to appoint themselves as educational vigilantes, to keep close watch on the nation's teachers. In teaching the differences between U.S. democracy and "the Communist dictatorship," the resolution stated firmly, "our system must not suffer but be exalted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ORGANIZATIONS: Cold Comfort | 11/1/1948 | See Source »

Ultrafax will probably send few novels. But, said Sarnoff, it can duplicate movie films (such as newsreels) almost instantaneously at any distance. It can send whole newspapers. Perhaps it heralds the day when the newspaper reader, on his way to breakfast, will stop off in the living room to watch the "printing" of his morning paper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Flying Words | 11/1/1948 | See Source »

...taming of these once adventurous spirits is mildly depressing to watch. When the plot borders on the dreary, Director George Sidney and Scenarist Robert Ardrey brighten things up with more shots of Dancer Kelly's graceful gymnastics. Since the musketeers never fight at odds of less than 20 to 1 (against them, of course) they have an uphill job unraveling the intrigues of the Queen of France (Angela Lansbury), the Duke of Buckingham (John Sutton) and the unctuous Richelieu (Vincent Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Nov. 1, 1948 | 11/1/1948 | See Source »

...third sequence is by the celebrated photographer-artist Man Ray and has music by Darius Milhaud. In it a group of people are made to imitate the actions of a movie actor (played by Mr. Ray) as they watch him on the screen. It seems to be Mr. Ray's amusing way of showing his rejection of conformity to the herd...

Author: By George A. Lelper, | Title: Dreams That Money Can Buy | 10/28/1948 | See Source »

...deadline for Yale game tickets is 5 p.m. today. All undergraduates and graduates must apply at the Athletic Association Office by that hour in order to be seated in their class priority. Late applicants will probably watch the game from the bottom seats in the end zone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ducat Deadline | 10/27/1948 | See Source »

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