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...most people are agreed that the present system is something less than satisfactory. At first, the obvious solution seemed an envelope system, with students mailing out money with a self-addressed envelope and receiving tickets by return mail. But H.A.A. officials pointed out the obvious dangers of loss and theft in such a system...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tickets on the Line | 3/31/1954 | See Source »

...room at about midnight, when Sally J. Mennegan '56, alone of the floor, was frightened by a noise and ran downstairs. On hearing no further sounds, however, she returned at 12:30 a.m., without notifying the housemother. Polly W. Jordan '57, owner of the missing articles, discovered the theft...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wallet, Jewelry Taken From Radcliffe Dorm | 3/29/1954 | See Source »

Police are ready to make an arrest in the recent Thayer Hall theft, Sergeant James F. Murphy, of the Cambridge Detective Bureau, said yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Detectives Ready to Make Arrest In Recent Larceny in Thayer Hall | 3/27/1954 | See Source »

...Quest. In Atlantic City, N.J., Harry Biglin, after serving six months in prison for car theft, 1) stole a 1949 Lincoln and then abandoned it for a newer model, 2) drove to Mount Holly and stole a 1953 Cadillac, 3) drove the Cadillac ten miles to Falls Township, Pa., where he abandoned it for a 1954 Mercury, 4) after his arrest, told officials: "A new automobile always fascinated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Mar. 22, 1954 | 3/22/1954 | See Source »

Subjective Approach. In Chicago, Psychologist Harold Basowitz reported the theft of his briefcase, explained that he was particularly anxious because it contained research material from his two-year study on "Anxiety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Mar. 8, 1954 | 3/8/1954 | See Source »

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