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...Dictator, sounded off at Shanghai thus: "Some of China's political leaders are victims of the fear-of-Japan sickness! . . . Today Japan is incapable of waging a long war because the Japanese people oppose war and their politicians are in revolt against the army. . . . Japan is technically backward and numerically inferior and the decisive factor is that the Chinese people are now ready to fight to a finish...
...giant Runt* from Dallas. For his 3? lb., he had an 18-in. body circumference, wing spread of three feet. ¶ Unhappiest breed were Parlor Tumblers. Equipped with the determination of homing pigeons but utterly unable to fly, their efforts to get off the ground cause them to somersault backward. Single Tumblers flop over once, Double Tumblers twice. Parlor Rollers will roll 75 ft. backward without stopping. ¶ Most numerous were 600 Kings-large, white birds with big, bright red feet. Handsomest were varicolored, round-breasted Modenas. Rarest were white Frill-backs, a breed recently restored to standards of show...
...wish to do and act has moved strangely into the hands of men who had no vision but that of the past, and of men whose political hatred for the direction of American life made them believe that through some abracadabra of legal learning they could turn it backward. ... In this contest of power between a handful of men and a Nation, no longer lethargic but vocal and tense, there can be no question as to the final outcome...
...will not stick to wet wood) and with a wax mitten rubbed them to a high glassy finish, making them waterproof. The patience and tireless efforts of these Lapplanders has convinced me that waxing is almost as important as actual skill, as by proper waxing one can lessen slipping backward when climbing, and also prevent snow from caking on the skis. Many a boy has spoiled a days sport by improper waxing of his skis...
...original pledge," the diplomat continued, "was to transform a backward agrarian country into an advanced, industrial nation, completely capable of protecting its firmly established socialist economy. Today this is a reality...