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...Revival of Righteousness." Birddog lobbyists of the American Legion, controlled by World War I veterans who would profit soonest from the scheme, squatted watchfully in the galleries. Thus faced with going on the record, a group of frightened Congressmen did what John...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Panic | 4/4/1949 | See Source »

...ANGELES. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW SOONEST NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS TO BE HIRED BY EIGHT MOVIE PRODUCERS UNDER NEW CONTRACT SIGNED BY PETRILLO AND MOVIE PRODUCERS. UNCHECKABLE HERE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, May 27, 1946 | 5/27/1946 | See Source »

Although Americans may wonder why (Bob Hope, who was born in England, confesses: "It's too fast for me"), ITMA doubles up its British listeners. Puns like "Farewell to the night shifts of Dover" or "the lease lend the soonest mended" are a Handley trademark. So are topical quips like "I haven't laughed so much since Errol Flynn captured Burma." ITMA's rapid-fire cacophony of explosions, whistles, popguns, yawps, quacks and trambells draws enthusiastic letters from Continental listeners, who can't understand English, but find the sound effects screamingly funny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: That Man | 10/22/1945 | See Source »

...soonest our best men with thee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Books, Jun. 11, 1945 | 6/11/1945 | See Source »

...Hitler's measure the great question was: Who tires soonest? Perhaps it was that question which he pondered this week with Pierre Laval (see p. 23) and Germany's and Italy's top generals. Ahead of them was a very tiresome winter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts, STRATEGY: Who Tires Soonest? | 12/28/1942 | See Source »

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