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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...controlled Spanish press, which had been treating touring Congressmen as if each was a cigar-chomping oracle, bottled the story up tight for 24 hours. Then Madrid's Arriba burst forth with an angry editorial which accused Pfeifer and his two companions-Democratic Congressmen Clement J. Zablocki of Wisconsin and Thomas S. Gordon of Illinois-of "malice and shortsightedness." What was Spain going to do about the U.S.? Cried Arriba: "The answer is simple. Nothing. We are going to do nothing at all. We don't need the U.S. for military adventures. Our fleet does not need American...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Order Is Wrong | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

...tents had been built to shelter part of the crowd. Many were dressed in Voortrekker garb-the men in cowhide or corduroys, with feathered slouch hats, powder horns, and bushy beards which they had carefully grown during the past year; the women in flowing dresses and tight kappies (sunbonnets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: On Dingaan's Day | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

Once again, a strong varsity second half rally was unable to produce a victory. Springfield concentrated a tight defense on John Rockwell and Ed Smith, and forced the Varsity to shoot from outside...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Springfield Stops Quintet, 59-55, With Late Splurge | 12/21/1949 | See Source »

Shepard modified his usual tight man-to-man defense, frequently changing to a localized zone with Rockwell and Smith Shifting men under the basket. Watching the game from the sidelines was last year's quintet captain Chip Gannon, now coaching at Springfield's American International College...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Springfield Stops Quintet, 59-55, With Late Splurge | 12/21/1949 | See Source »

Georgetown's attack was led by a pair of fast forwards, Tommy O'Keefe and John Brown. The Hoyas played a tight defense, and held the quintet to the lowest score it has made so far this year. The Varsity Summary: G F P Gabler 1 1 3 Crosby 4 0 8 Rockwell 3 2 8 Smith 4 2 10 Stevenson 0 1 1 Prior 2 1 5 Hickey 2 0 4 Covey 2 1 5 Murphy 2 1 5 Stiles...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: Hoyas Hand Quintet Second Defeat | 12/19/1949 | See Source »

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