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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Except for two muggy days, the weather at Key West, Fla. was fine. The sky was blue, and out beyond the rustling palms, sunlight glittered on the turquoise shoals and cobalt deeps of the Gulf of Mexico. The nights were cool. But as he settled down for his eighth vacation at the lawn-bordered "Little White House," Harry Truman seemed less intent than usual on savoring the joys of sunburn and exercise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: A Desk in the Sun | 4/3/1950 | See Source »

Many other players would have made the trip, Coach Barnaby said, except for financial limitations. Charley Hubbard, greatly improved over last year; Tom Zinsser and Craig Combs, both members of the '49 squad; and Chase Peterson, who played first doubles for Corey Wynn's freshman team last year, were mentioned as members of the long list of strong team berth contenders this spring...

Author: By Humphrey Doermann, | Title: Tennis Squad Leaves to Travel in South | 4/1/1950 | See Source »

Early each morning, the Service's lone truck picks up all mail for Harvard, except student mail and letters with no more explicit address than "Harvard"; these are sent to Weld Hall for further interpretation. The mail is already sorted by buildings at the Post Office, and Greene's office integrates the mailbags into seven piles, for delivery to seven sub-stations located around the outskirts of the Harvard territory...

Author: By David L. Ratner, | Title: CIRCLING THE SQUARE | 3/31/1950 | See Source »

Friday fair, afternoon temperatures little above freezing except higher elevations and gentle west winds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ski Reports | 3/31/1950 | See Source »

...opportunities for college women are not so numerous as they were during the war and post-war boom years, 78 of the 238 graduates in the Class of 1949 are employed in government, industry, and teaching. Most of the married girls were not planning to work outside the home except for a year or two, and had no desire for business or professional careers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wedded Bliss Remains Annex's Favorite Role | 3/31/1950 | See Source »

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