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...February, 1946, Margarita joined, the Crimson football hierarchy in the capacity of backfield coach. His background, and unobtrusive cleverness qualified him perfectly for this vital position in one of the twentieth century's most complicated large scale enterprises. Within his 175-pound five-foot-ten frame d wells one of the greatest halfbacks in college and professional football history...
...about in a Northwoods that would make a lumberman's mouth water, Bonge and the bears paw one another sufficiently to reach anybody's funnybone. Scenes of bears winding through a rough and tumble square dance to the yells of a hillbilly caller, and slapping their sweethearts against a background of valentines and fir trees, are all bright-eyed Disney...
Congratulations on your cover with the famous chess game (Marshall v. Tschigorin, Monte Carlo, 1902) in background...
...world, at least and at last got a symbol of unity: a worldwide flag. At Lake Success, the U.N. Assembly's Legal Committee took five minutes to approve a secretariat design: a white polar projection map of the earth's seas and continents on a smoke-blue background. As with the U.N. emblem adopted last year, the earth was shown girdled with olive branches. For the present, nobody would be required to pledge allegiance to the flag. But it would be handy for identifying U.N. outposts and traveling commissions. Once the flag has been formally adopted...
...floor. And with a pixyish glance up into the smoke-filled spotlight, Nellie was on her way. From behind a shiny gold tooth came a big voice with dust in it-singing Hurry On Down, a husky tune Nellie herself wrote. First, her piano accompanied her with knotty background chords while she sang; on a second chorus, she accompanied the piano (which she plays in a style reminiscent of the musician she most admires, Duke Ellington) with a kind of happy deedle-dee-dee whisper...