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...double-decker buses to haul all the members of the peerage to the House of Lords. As Emerson observed in 1856, they belong to an "aristocracy with the doors open." In contrast with Europe's titled bluebloods, who are descended from a hereditary knightly caste formed between the 11th and 14th centuries, Britain's noblemen are two-a-penny come-latelies. Throughout the nation's history, Kings and, later, Prime Ministers have freely handed out titles to deserving-and undeserving-comers. George I even made "petticoat peeresses" of his mistresses in order, as one peerage pundit noted...
OXFORD, Miss. Jan. 22--The Justice Department moved against another Mississippi county--its 11th so far--with a suit today charging racial discrimination in voter registration...
...around the course, scoreboards flashed the news of Palmer's rally, and his competitors began to falter. Art Wall bogeyed three holes in a row. Arnie himself faltered momentarily on the 11th: he drove into the rough, overshot the green with his approach, staggered through a double-bogey six. "It was.'' smiled Palmer, "an easy six." Again, on the par-3. 234yd. 17th, Palmer seemed in trouble. His No. 4 iron carried over the green on the nubby apron. 50 ft. from the pin. Palmer studied the lie. He pulled out a putter, punched the ball...
...such a sacred site in the old Biblical city of Shechem in Jordan an altar and a sacred oak existed, according to a tradition preserved orally by the Hebrew people for some 1000 years before the Bible was first written down during the 11th century...
...linebackers, which was noticeably deficient the week before. He said earlier this week that if the defense could hold the explosive Princeton attack to two touchdowns, the Crimson would be in good shape. Before the Penn game such a hope would have been sheer folly--Princeton ranks 11th in the country in total offense--but now it is clearly within the realm of possibility...