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...reduced the power-setting so that we were flying at 120 m.p.h. He asked, why so slow, and pushed at the throttles. I told him to be more economical on the gas. I kicked the rudder and started into a turn, but he noticed. He was wearing a wrist compass. He said that if I went back to the Philippines he would kill me. He held that gun cocked every minute, with his finger on the trigger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PHILIPPINES: Routine Flight | 1/12/1953 | See Source »

...accent and has dropped many of his warrior caste's ancient ways. Walter's India-born father is a Harvard man, and Walter is a graduate of Tufts. It seemed only logical to cease wearing kachh (pants cut off at the knee), kara (iron bangles on the wrist) and a kirpan (a small dagger). But Walter has always observed two of the five "Ks" dictated by his religion: he wears kes (unshorn hair) and carries a khanga (a ceremonial comb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Kes? Yes! | 12/22/1952 | See Source »

...toss earned France's Verrier, 24, a strapping 202-pounder, the individual title at the European Judo championships, and helped France win the team crown (over Austria, 2-0). The fall gave Austria's burly Jaquemond the only injury of the tournament: a sprained wrist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Gentlemanly Jujitsu | 12/22/1952 | See Source »

...easy chair, and should not eat out of the same dish as his master. After a man has become "thoroughly familiar with the leash, one end may be hooked to the dog's collar and the other end looped securely around the man's wrist so he cannot get away." As for giving a man a bath, Ford says a dog should jump in the tub himself, with all fours, splashing the man as much as possible, then jump out and shake the water off his coat and on to the man. After that, "run around the yard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Kennel Ration | 12/1/1952 | See Source »

Protective Custody. In Milwaukee, Burglar Robert Jahn went out on a job, sprained his ankle jumping in an office building window, cut his wrist breaking a glass door, telephoned police for help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 1, 1952 | 12/1/1952 | See Source »

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