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...seniors massed at the post to await the starting whistle. For the first hundred yards an unidentified male wearing a coonskin coat and a beanie led the runners. But he and the whole field had to give way to a skillful roller from West Newton named Mary Lou Lyon, who, though starting in the third file, had the skill and luck to outlast her classmates in the grueling grind...

Author: By Walter W. Bregman, | Title: 300 Wellesley Seniors Run In Traditional Hoop Classic | 5/2/1952 | See Source »

...closer to home and who don't mind Coney-Islandish hordes for their beach companions, Nantasket and Revere offer miles of jammed sand and plenty of cold, cold water. The gamester who doesn't shy at pitching a few pennies or getting a quick thrill in between swims via roller-coaster can find plenty of amusement at both beaches. "Walking Charlie," Pokerino, the Fun House, and peep shows are only part of the come-ons. There are long, dark, and grimy tunnels of love at both resorts. And if you don't feel like driving, several boats leave for Nantasket...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Glories of Spring-And the Fullness Thereof | 5/1/1952 | See Source »

...another North African base, a roller broke through a new parking apron, causing $2,000,000 damage. A civilian architect-engineer had warned U.S. officers that faulty materials were being used and specifications ignored, but he was snubbed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Haying in the Ram | 3/3/1952 | See Source »

...bases and remoteness of the sites, a pretty good job has been done. A wage premium was necessary to recruit men for the Arctic Greenland job, where the work was hazardous and hardly anyone had ever been before. A heavy rain before the blacktop surface was laid caused the roller to go through the Morocco base apron. "It's just like the man who cuts his hay in the afternoon and hopes it doesn't rain," explained the general...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Haying in the Ram | 3/3/1952 | See Source »

...wrote Naked on Roller Skates, a novel about a girl who wanted to live with "an A number one, guaranteed bastard [who will] beat my heart and beat my brain . . . and lug me to . . . the lowest dives . . ." He wrote Replenishing Jessica, about a millionaire's promiscuous daughter. It became a bestseller in 1925; Bodenheim and his publisher were charged with selling obscene and indecent literature, but triumphantly beat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Literary Life | 2/18/1952 | See Source »

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