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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Words which General Lucius Clay had spoken at the height of the Berlin crisis last year might well be written on top of the briefs which the American delegation would take to Paris: "Anxiety or nervousness among Americans here is unbecoming." In Paris, the U.S. and allies would hold better cards than they had held at any time since Yalta; this time, they were determined not to throw them away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Positions for Paris | 5/16/1949 | See Source »

...long-limbed. In addition to these criteria, the prospective varsity oar must be endowed with coordination, large quantities of stamina, and equally generous amounts of enthusiasm, patience, and guts. But a man can have all the latter qualifications and still not become an oarsman unless he has the height to give him leverage to generate the needed power...

Author: By Bayard Hooper, | Title: Long Training, Sheer Strength, and an Excellent Coach Give Harvard Great Varsities Every Year | 5/14/1949 | See Source »

Witnesses, who described the intruders as "young, of medium height, and pudgy," said that they pulled off the break by parking their automobile on Plympton Street, directly in front of the store...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Clothier Suffers Second Robbery Within 2 Months | 5/10/1949 | See Source »

...among the '52 football players at this time is right end Fred Ravreby. Six foot three inch Ravreby spent the winter knocking people out of the boxing room and then started out the spring practice as a tackle. The sudden dearth, however, of right ends, plus Ravreby height and speed caused the switch to end, and here he will probably remain this fall. If he continues to improve, Fred Ravreby is the best bet among the freshmen to make the 1949 football squad...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: The Sporting Scene | 5/3/1949 | See Source »

Average weight (excluding con) 183, Average height (excluding...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crew Boatings | 4/30/1949 | See Source »

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