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...This will ruin my whole life," yelled Diane, weeping harder. "I'm supposed to be married next month." The D.A. did not argue the point-it was his impression that Diane was engaged to a rich Continental, now in the U.S. But she went off to the Women's House of Detention anyhow, thereby reproving the district attorney's old saw: the primrose path leads but to the pokey. Diane's case seemed to suggest, however, that a girl could pick up a lot of mink and diamonds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Golden Girl | 2/2/1953 | See Source »

...moment I can only commit myself on one point-it is a selachian [shark and ray family]. ... As for the individual characteristics of the monster, it is possible we are in the presence of an unknown species. C'est epatant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ANIMALS: Querqueville Thing | 3/12/1934 | See Source »

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