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...burns, Brando roars to a stop in a one-car town. For a moment it looks like a desperadoes-shooting-up-the-village western with over-powered motorcycles replacing the trusty steed. But what might have been little more than a modern horse opera turns into a brutally realistic blend of tension and violence forceful enough to arouse even the exam drugged scholar...
...digs at classics clubs ("I, connoisseur of good reading, friend of con noisseurs of good reading everywhere"), sloppy diction ("what one weather prophet on the radio calls 'inner mitten' showers"), "personalized" writing ("As for us, we would as lief Simoniz our grandmother as personalize our writing"), usually blend good fun with good sense. Full of engaging tidbits, the "dog's breakfast" does not offer much to chew, but more than enough to tickle the taste buds...
When the settlers cleared New England forests 300 years ago. the A-horizon (topsoil) that they found was only two to three inches thick (Iowa topsoil formed under permanent grass is often 18 inches thick). Below this was sterile subsoil, and when the plow mixed the two together, the blend was low in nearly everything that a good soil should have. It was not the lavish virgin soil of popular fancy...
Yankee New England has the nation's worst unemployment problems, partly because it has lost big pieces of its industry to the booming South. Massachusetts' mophaired Freshman Senator John Kennedy, a curious blend of Boston conservatism and New Deal liberalism, is firm in his belief that the Federal Government should do something to slow down this economic migration. Democrat Kennedy has delivered long speeches in the Senate, has written for magazines-and even crossed the Mason-Dixon Line to defend his program. Last week he offered the clearest statement of his argument to date...
...acting baking powder; 1teaspoon each of salt and vanilla; 1½ cups sugar; ZA⅔ cup shortening; 1¼cups milk; ⅔ cup unbeaten egg whites. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Add shortening, milk and vanilla; beat 1½ minutes, 150 strokes per minute, until well-blended. Add egg whites; beat 1½ minutes. Spoon 1¼ of batter over nuts spaced evenly over two well-greased, lightly floured 9-in. round layer pans. Sprinkle with grated chocolate. Carefully spread remaining batter on top. Bake in moderate oven (350° F.) 35 to 40 minutes. Cool...