Word: although
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...prepare the French public for what must inevitably seem to them a catastrophic defeat. Despite its impressive economic advances, de Gaulle's administration is not entirely secure: the military are restless, and recent protests against the war from teachers and intellectuals reveal deepening rifts in French society. Therefore, although the threat of UN intervention will certainly not topple the Fifth Republic (since any UN action will only be ritualistic), it would only add to the centrifugal forces which are weakening France. And only a stable France can make an Algerian peace...
Unfortunately the trouble goes deeper than the quarterback situation, although a healthy Ravenel is enough to make any coach happy. In the Cornell game, blocking and pass protection was not up to the standard set in the opener against Holy Cross, and the entire team seemed tentative and unsure. "Senioritis" is one charge that might be leveled at several players...
...calls. Although Dave Ward has shown little accuracy, field goal tries have been called at key points in both losses. With third and four on the Cornell 40 last week, Yovicsin sent Tom Boone in to try a pass, even though the team was moving well on the ground. It failed, and the drive petered...
Because he was "always on probation or some damned thing," Jack Lemmon '47 used to play in Harvard productions under the name of John Orange. He has been acting ever since, although his eminently respectable Boston background pre-supposed a more solid career. "I starved for the first couple years out of college," he recalls. "That's why I haven't been back to Boston for fourteen years ... while all my friends were making money, I was making nothing, just waiting...
Lemmon has appeared in some twelve movies, two of which earned him Academy Awards. Although he has made his reputation as a comedian, he says he couldn't care less whether he plays comedy or serious drama. He chooses on the basis of the part and the people involved in a production. Of Marilyn Monroe, with whom he co-starred in "Some Like It Hot," he says, "I like her very much. She is a terribly unusual and unique person, not just because of her looks but because she has a fascinating obtuse quality...