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Squeeze the Lemon. Not all of Teacher Ergil's innovations have been made in the slow youngsters' math class. To bright students who complain about the quality of their classes, he advises, "First squeeze your teacher as you would a lemon, and when there is no more lemon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Good Teacher | 5/19/1958 | See Source »

With the teams deadlocked at 7-all, pinch-hitter George Harrington lined a double down the left-field line, advanced on a sacrifice, and raced home on a suicide squeeze play as Tom Bergantino obligingly tapped a bunt in front of the plate.

Author: By Kenneth Auchincloss, | Title: Baseball Team Edges Penn, 8-7, Then Loses to Holy Cross, 11-3 | 5/12/1958 | See Source »

The University administration has got the whole world in its hand, and sometimes the squeeze is too much to bear. An affectionate clutch can become a stranglehold, and noble hearts often bleed for ignoble purposes.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lead Kindly Light | 5/9/1958 | See Source »

The effect is bound to be a tighter squeeze on U.S. carriers. Braniff Airways, which began flying to Buenos Aires in 1948 and still gets a U.S. subsidy ($550,000 in the first half of 1957), may have to ask for more. Pan American's Latin American division, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRANSPORT: Aerial Battle | 5/5/1958 | See Source »

A hectic squeeze play capped a threerun rally in the varsity's fifth, but B.C. again fought fine with fire by taking the lead for the only time in the game.

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Baseball Team Beats B.C. With 3-Run Rally in Ninth | 5/2/1958 | See Source »

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