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...tackle duties, Troy Sitter, a 207-pounder from Arlington, has shown much promise, but a host of other linesmen are out to cop the posts. Sitter, along with Dave Warden and one or two other Freshmen who fancy themselves tackles, have also been tried out on the wings by Lamar, who seems pleased with the results. John Kristopick, who at 210 is one of the heaviest men on the squad, and was an all-state guard in his high school days, definitely knows his way around a line of scrimmage and is a serious contender for a tackle post. Lamar...

Author: By Rafael M. Steinberg, | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/7/1947 | See Source »

...star stones that were red, blue, violet, soft grey and pink. No two were exactly alike, but through the high, rounded surface of each twinkled a six-pointed star. The biggest stone, a star ruby, was as big as a walnut shell and weighed more than 100 carats (.643 troy oz.). Beside the synthetics, many of the natural stones from the museum's collection looked pallid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Sapphires for Everybody | 10/6/1947 | See Source »

Mozart's librettist, Giambattista Varesco, brewed a confusing plot based on the Odyssey, with such extraneous characters as Electra thrown in. Idomeneo, King of Crete, is buffeted by storms on his return from the siege of Troy. To appease Poseidon, he swears to sacrifice the first person he encounters on landing. That turns out to be his son Idamante, who is in love with Ilia, daughter of the vanquished King of Troy. The gods finally clear up the whole matter, and the opera ends four hours later with Idamante and Ilia on the throne. Even the charm of Mozart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Edited & Revised | 8/18/1947 | See Source »

Tail Spin. Waco Aircraft Co., of Troy, Ohio, famed light-plane builder, joined the long list of manufacturers who have abandoned plans for making personal planes. It discontinued work on its four-place Aristocraft, blamed increased costs for its "reluctant decision." Waco will build trailers, stay out of the airplane field until "suitable" designs can be found...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FACTS & FIGURES: Waco Grounded | 6/16/1947 | See Source »

MICHAEL BESSARAB DONALD C. HART DON MORECOMBE LEE HUNDLEY JACK MUHLHAUSER Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 2, 1947 | 6/2/1947 | See Source »

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