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Communists, knowing that the Government would have to oppose squatting, and thus be in the embarrassing position of Socialists protecting private property-and "luxury" property at that-are pointing every maneuver to draw Government penalties upon helpless, individual, deluded squatters, who constitute the finest martyr material in recent history. The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Steady, Comrades | 9/23/1946 | See Source »

It was a characteristic Leo Durocher play: a combination of hunch and maneuver. The Dodger manager figured that by starting right-hander Branca he would draw the Cardinal left-handed hitting power into the lineup; then he would switch, after one batter, to a well-warmed-up lefty. But Branca...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hunch | 9/23/1946 | See Source »

Helping Hand. The Russians' decision to release 120,000 German prisoners of war from Russian camps was beautifully handled to reflect credit upon the SED. Otto Grotewohl, co-chairman of SED, was permitted to announce the release in mid-July at a convention of women's committees in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Grave Election | 9/9/1946 | See Source »

Died. Fielding Harris ("Hurry Up") Yost, 75, versatile grand old man of football, inventor of many a dazzling play, developer of the fake place kick, canny director of shifty gridiron maneuver built around "a punt, a pass and a prayer"; longtime (1901-27) University of Michigan coach and athletic director...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Sep. 2, 1946 | 9/2/1946 | See Source »

Explorer Beebe saw notably little from the windows of his dangling bathysphere. Professor Piccard hopes to see more. As two small electric propellers maneuver his submarine through the calm black depths at three miles an hour, two powerful arc lamps will light up the water around it. Automatic cameras will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: 4,000 Meters under the Sea | 7/8/1946 | See Source »

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