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...Princetonian apoligizing in full for its editorial and declaring that "unwarranted seriousness has been attached to the matter by both Harvard and Princeton." In their apology, they admitted that they had "committed a breach of good taste which did not have the support of the Harvard undergraduates." The pot, it seemed, had cooled...

Author: By James W. B. benkard, | Title: Teapot Tempest: '26 Tiger-Crimson Game | 11/9/1957 | See Source »

...Navy reported that tests of its inexpensive, infrared, air-to-air Sidewinder missile showed the weapon so accurate that it could shoot a flare-pot off a target-plane wing at a 7½-mile range...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Rocket's Red Glare | 11/4/1957 | See Source »

Explained the story beneath: "Dropped axle, 4-inch-long shackles, reversed spring eyes and a leaf removed from the spring group account for snooping attitude of front end. Spic-and-span engine room houses a semi-torrid flathead with lightened flywheel, two-pot manifold, headers and special distributor . . . The lakes pipes are up front."* Thus the editors of Hot Rod magazine instructed do-it-yourself fans in the delicate art of transforming a 1940 Ford coupe into an authentic, snoop-fronted, 130-m.p.h. "iron...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Hot Magazine | 10/21/1957 | See Source »

...discreetly dumped the remainder of my plate into the frying pan, and gazed raptly at the chipped white tea pot...

Author: By John D. Leonard, | Title: Japanese Cuisine | 10/18/1957 | See Source »

...anger's weakness, too. It overstates its case. The Mexican Indian is often poor, but in the villages he is seldom desperate. The land holds him rooted, God shines down upon him like the sun, and the ancient mold of village life supports him as a pot supports a plant. Nevertheless, he lives in a physical misery that is proper subject for the indignation of all feeling men, and with this picture Producer Manuel Barbachano Ponce (Torero!) has added a significant page to the cinematic literature of protest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Roots | 9/30/1957 | See Source »

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