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...thousand inmates whoop and whis tle. A prison official barks out an order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recordings: Empathy in the Dungeon | 8/30/1968 | See Source »

...skyline. "It reminded me of the Middle East," he recalls. "I had made several trips there while I was in Europe. Its fascination for me had something to do with clarity and voluptuousness, a preoccupation with perfumes and running water, a hashish atmosphere instead of the heavy barrooms-and-whis-ky Rubens atmosphere of Europe. Now I was struck by the similarity of the light in New York. The light in Europe is hazy. I had forgotten how it is here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Painting: Hashish Amid the Smog | 4/26/1968 | See Source »

...piano tone from the stage, he whis pered, was remarkably rich and resonant. "Why can't I get a piano like that when I go to Steinway?" he grumbled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Instruments: Smoke Rings From Baldwin | 9/9/1966 | See Source »

...back of Ratkowski, Cornell has some pretty fair hitters. Shortstop Tony deLaurentis leads the league with a .522 average and third baseman George Norman is .407 on the season. Behind the plate for the Red is one Jim Konstanty, whose father used to pitch relief for the Philadelphia Phillies' "Whis Kids...

Author: By Donald E. Graham, | Title: Varsity Nine Travels to Cornell, Penn For 2 Crucial Eastern League Games | 5/8/1964 | See Source »

Junior Al Kammerien is even edging out Campbell for the team scoring lead, and ranks third in the Ivy League. Sophomore whis Art Hyland teams with Campbell in the backcourt, and ranks 11th with his 14.7 point per game average. The fourth member of the Tigers' devastating quartet is captain Don Swan, a strong 6 ft., 3 in. forward...

Author: By Steven V. Roberts, | Title: Strong Princeton Squad To Face Quintet Tonight | 2/24/1961 | See Source »

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