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...union's history, had trouble overcoming a desire to succumb to Petrillo's histrionics. Once, when a flying finger grazed him, he couldn't help smiling. Petrillo paused. "So," he murmured, effectively lowering his voice to match the phrase, "he laughs. Why do you laugh, kid?" Hillman explained that he had been impressed by the dramatic effects. "Oh," said the musicians' boss, "you should see me when I'm really worked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Feb. 2, 1948 | 2/2/1948 | See Source »

Next day, Crosby & Co. moved over to Monterey Peninsula, an easier course, and then to spectacular Pebble Beach for the final 18. On the first tee, a kid yelled, "Betcha a quarter," as Bing began his backswing. Without pausing, Bing yelled back, "A quarter what?" and drove the ball out 230 yards. Among the pros, the pacesetter was slender Lloyd Mangrum, with Hogan and Bobby Locke dangerously close...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bing's Party | 1/19/1948 | See Source »

Divorced. By Ann Sothern, 38, cinema's blowzy, blousy "Maisie": second husband Robert Sterling, 31, B-picture kid-brother type; after four years, seven months of marriage, one child; in Los Angeles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 12, 1948 | 1/12/1948 | See Source »

...holed up in George Bauer's farmhouse. Mrs. Bauer pleaded with him. Her seven-year-old son had appendicitis. Would he let a neighbor drive them to a hospital? He would. "I knew they would tell the cops," Sherbondy said, "but I couldn't let the little kid die." When the guards came for him, he just about caved in. His legs were frozen to the knees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COLORADO: Trouble in Little Siberia | 1/12/1948 | See Source »

...hardly wait to crawl into bed") and points west. Hundreds of letters poured in from readers. Some upbraided the Hearst organization as a bunch of cheap skates. City Editor MacLellan, pleased with his cub's performance, grunted: "Why, I didn't realize until this week that the kid has cousins near Pasadena. That'll save him money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Going My Way? | 1/12/1948 | See Source »

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