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...favelas were combed by detectives disguised in patched rags and wooden clogs (the footgear of Rio's poor). Dried Meat's two henchmen, Smile and Fork, were caught after an exchange of gunfire in which a bystander was killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hemisphere: Man Hunt | 6/19/1950 | See Source »

...left Orono, Me., in my 1949 Studebaker Champion, loaded to the roof with luggage, and wearing no special footgear for a light touch on the accelerator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 27, 1950 | 3/27/1950 | See Source »

...missing footgear disappeared last week at Barnard's informal dance, after a Freshman--apparently unaware of the dangers involved--removed it in the interests of better choreography...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Shoreless in Gaza, She Reads Crimson for Missing Brogan | 10/21/1948 | See Source »

...slope of the great granite dome of Malindizimu, the Queen found the going too heavy for her smooth-soled shoes. Princess Elizabeth promptly offered the Queen her low-heeled footgear; the Princess continued the ascent in stocking feet (Nylons, size...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: Tot Siens | 5/5/1947 | See Source »

Five years ago, when the British went in & out of Norway, they were short of overcoats and their other winter equipment was pathetic. Now they are among the best-clad and best-equipped armies in the world, surpassing in some respects (e.g., footgear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: Crossings Ahead | 3/19/1945 | See Source »

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