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Grey-haired old Charles Plumley, Vermont's lone Congressman, rose up in the House one day last week to make an announcement. Because of "the alleged scarcity of paper pulp," said Congressman Plumley, he was sending out no Christmas cards this year. And he then & there wished everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. He was cheered to the rafters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Exit Gyrating | 12/29/1947 | See Source »

Each time Andy got ahead there were cries, "You're lucky, Andy." The crowd wasn't really against Andy: it was just that he was fun to badger. Twice, trying to knock down a lone pin, he committed the amazing error of guttering the ball, like any Thursday-night office league dub. The crowd jeered. Not until Wilman's last ball was bowled was the championship decided. Joe needed a strike to win, and left the tenpin standing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: I'm a Man, Huh? | 12/22/1947 | See Source »

M.I.T. will counter with backstroker Bon Dann, breaststroker Bob Polletier, and sprinters Jim Leonard, Carl Mellin, and Jack Searle. Brown and Wesleyan accounted for the two Tech defeats, while its lone win was registered over Amherst...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mermen Open at Tech Pool Tonight | 12/17/1947 | See Source »

Pounds of candy are going home via the mail from local sweet-stores, while the lone women's shop on the Square reports seeing University students for the first time this year. "They order a pair of stocking or stadium boots and then head for the door as soon as possible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Shops Packed As Yule Rush Reaches Peak | 12/16/1947 | See Source »

...Varsity "B" recqueteers dropped their opening match yesterday to the Harvard Graduates, 4 to 1. The Crimson line-up was: McKittrick, Foster, Emerson, Mead, and Morris, with Foster the lone victor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity B Squash Team Loses | 12/4/1947 | See Source »

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