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...political philosophy, Acheson, though he hesitated "very much to bore the committee," dug into a selection of the 100-odd speeches and statements he had delivered between 1939 and 1948. They were speeches of an experienced diplomat who had first been hopeful of friendly relations with a wartime ally, but had watched the deterioration of U.S.-Soviet relations with growing concern, and had been among the first officials to sound the alarm. Said Acheson: "The things I read about my being an appeaser are so incredible that I cannot believe that even disinterested malevolence could think them...
...soon as the new man, handsome, greying, jovial Fuller Warren, stepped up. Warren was wearing a frock coat which hit him below the knees, but nobody minded. Cried he: "This is the first monkey suit I ever had on . . ." During the proceedings, an airplane flew over. Its wings bore the legend...
Last week Weir had a strong rival. The latest bulletin on the King's health bore the name of Dr. Horace Evans, 46-year-old member of the orthodox school. Queen Mary named Evans two years ago as her second physician, next to Weir; ever since, she has been saying loudly that she thinks he is the most brilliant young doctor in London...
...radical stood up in Parliament and denounced the House of Habsburg, Rudolph reverted to type and had the man horsewhipped. He spent hours updating his "Register of Conquests"; if the lady was wellborn, she got a silver cigarette box engraved with his signature-if she was a commoner, it bore only his coat of arms...
Starting the contest at 7 p.m. Monday when the orgy began, Richard P. Miller '49 and Richard E. Harrington '47 bore up until just a half hour before the jazz gave way to Bach last night. At that time Miller, with a 37 and a half hour total, conceded to Harrington, who had a 44-hour, 20-minute record. The victor's prize will be all the hour he can drink at one sitting...