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...Passed an anti-B-girl measure barring employment of females for "soliciting, enticing, or encouraging the purchase of alcoholic beverages." Lone "nay" voter: the house's oldest member, Fairbanks' Robert E. Sheldon, 76. Orated he: "Fourscore and seven years ago, when Alaska and I were young, Alaska was filled with dance-hall girls who operated on a commission basis, and some of them developed into our leading matrons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ALASKA: A Heap of Lawmaking | 3/23/1959 | See Source »

...structure, second of its kind in New England, has been designed by professionals and will resemble a "concrete umbrella" already built in Canton. The three-inch thick concrete slab will be 48 by 48 feet and supported by a lone 20-inch square center post. A three-foot thick triangular piece of concrete under the surface will support the "umbrella...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Architecture Students to Construct Exemplary Umbrella in Cambridge | 3/18/1959 | See Source »

...lone pin of the afternoon, which turned out to be the decisive factor, was scored by Princeton captain Bill Macaleer--perhaps the best wrestler to visit the I.A.B this year--over King Holmes with just 18 seconds remaining in the match. Dave Skeels, John Watkins and Tom Hill all dropped decisions to their Tiger opponents...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Defeats Wrestlers, 14-12, Although Foster Cops Seventh Win | 2/24/1959 | See Source »

...close first round, Larry Johnson and Michael Woolf won the team's lone foil and sabre bouts, and Bruce Parker and David Schwartz won in epee. Then N.Y.U. exploded for 16 consecutive wins before Parker and Schwartz upset N.Y.U.'s first two epee men to achieve the Crimson's only respectable showing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NYU Fencers Win | 2/16/1959 | See Source »

...cannot understand why their sons neglect their studies, spend their time with prostitutes and sneer at middle-class comforts. Up to that point, the youngsters described by young (28) Spanish Author Goytisolo have got their kicks from booze, sex and seedy night life. But when Ana, the lone girl in the gang and the only one with a working-class background, suggests the murder of a wealthy politician, they seize on the idea as a chance to prove to each other what they are made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mixed Fiction, Feb. 16, 1959 | 2/16/1959 | See Source »

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