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"At a cocktail party in Chelsea you run into anti-Americanism as expounded by a public school man: 'Those dreadful cars . . . And isn't the food tasteless . . . and they have really no manners . . .'

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: A Word to Tiny Minds | 12/26/1960 | See Source »

"When I discovered folk music, I suddenly saw how dreadful the world could be," says a singer from Los Angeles known to her friends as Odetta Felious Gordon but to her fans simply as Odetta.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Baby in the Cradle | 12/5/1960 | See Source »

Despite the blues, the anger and the protest that are part of her folk repertory, the world is not being dreadful to Odetta.' This week she moves from Boston's Storyville into Manhattan's Blue Angel, applauded as the most exciting female folk singer in the U.S...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Baby in the Cradle | 12/5/1960 | See Source »

Of course, quantity is not necessarily an accurate guide to theatrical health and achievement But 1959-60, although it offered several dreadful shows, concomitantly displayed a generally improved qualitative level, and thus the year sum seemed to be reversing the post-1957 slump.

Author: By Caldwell Titcomb, | Title: Harvard Theatre Has Busiest Year Yet | 11/12/1960 | See Source »

For the Crimson, the situation may be more difficult. Harvard played a dreadful game against UMass last week and would no doubt have lost even if Ravenel had not been hurt. Now the varsity must not only adjust to a new quarterback but come back after a miserable performance.

Author: By Peter J. Rothenberg, | Title: Eleven Will Open Ivy Season Against Cornell Squad Today; Two Teams Struck by Injuries | 10/8/1960 | See Source »

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