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...majority opinion, would in no way violate the Sherman Antitrust Act. "Size has significance ... in an appraisal of alleged violations," he conceded, "but the steel industry .is also of impressive size, and the welcome westward extension of that industry requires that the existing companies go into production there, or abandon that market to other organizations...
...whom they would most willingly jump into the river. One day last week, dressed for her part in a straw boater and a Japanese sunshade, the new Zuleika was punted downstream in a chilling rain. Of the 100 voters, only nine braved the river, but three jumped with such abandon that Zuleika beckoned for an encore. (Said she: ''My heart bleeds for those unfortunate men, but . . .") Crying "The Lady calls" through chattering teeth, the nine jumped once more, later were succored by their heroine with rum and cake...
General Hu had to abandon Yenan to save his northern flank. Then he raced westward to hold the Szechuan passes. An urgent call to roly-poly Governor Ma Hung-kwei of Ninghsia Province brought him two divisions of tough Moslem caval ry. In one of the Nationalists' few well-executed maneuvers, the Reds were boxed by superior force and fire power near Pao-chi, a river crossing on the way to Szechuan...
...field of comedy, however, the Trib players allow themselves to romp with such abandon that the script becomes a contender for the laughter of the audience. The challenge offered by William Shakespeare in "The Taming of the Shrew," for instance, was met on the more or less neutral grounds of Mutual Hall last week and the Trib players won by a technical knockout, a decision with which the audience seemed clearly in accord. Mr. Duvey had rounded up some clever, earthy comedians and they succeeded in making "The Taming of the Shrew" a lot of fun for everyone...
...alliance between Britain and four European powers (France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg) is a mistake; Britain should abandon it. Britons should have as little as possible to do with other Europeans, who are their inferiors...