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...Llovera Páez, No. 3 man, has been an uncertain balance of power-but not a power in himself. In the scramble for sides, several hundred officers have been quietly jailed. The strategy of A.D. leaders is to keep building up strength until army strife gives them a wide-open chance to take over the government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Underground Revival | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

Freeman's college-boy manners camouflage what friendly U.S. badminton rivals call a "mean streak inside." In the early stages of a match, he sometimes rejects a wide-open chance for a kill, so that he can soften up his opponent by running him to death. Against Ooi Teik Hock, whose forte was also patience and consistency, Dave Freeman concentrated on outlasting his opponent. He won the first set, 15-11, lost the second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Win & Out | 5/2/1949 | See Source »

...Boss." Minneapolis was a wide-open town. At least 50 brothels were running full blast, afterhours, liquor joints flourished, local mobsters were riding high. Almost every corner cigar store had its betting books, its hooligan and "14" games (dice) or "66"(punchboards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Education of a Senator | 1/17/1949 | See Source »

...know what's wrong with Picasso, but any layman can tell you. The question is, what does it mean?" Questioned as to the meaning of his own work, Marsh says with a faintly puzzled air that it means what it describes-New York. "This is a new city, wide-open to an artist. It offers itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Make Mine Manhattan | 12/27/1948 | See Source »

Chase will probably draw his starting defensemen from the now-eligible John Garrity, Dick Greeley, Al Key, and Bill Allen, but there is still a wide-open race for the man to replace goalie Jack Lavalle. Johnny Chase and Bill Yetman of last year's varsity, and Phil Clark and Godfrey Howard of the 1947-48 freshmen and jayvees, all look good for the post...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Lining Them Up | 11/24/1948 | See Source »

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