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...closest city is Trenton, considered by Princetonians as the poor man's Scollay Square. Last year the Nassau Sovereign described Trenton as "a fair rose, a blushing maiden," with its tongue so far in its cheek that it almost choked. Students who go there are viewed as morally depraved, even if just for the movies...
...81st Congress, which had begun its work in high hope ten months ago and passed through despairing depths, ended last week in wan and shaky congratulations among the Democratic majority. There was a great deal of tired, last-minute fun: barbershop ballads, a few well-placed smooches on the cheek by departing Congresswomen and gay festivities by congressional employees (see cut) whose salaries had just been raised...
...Hale and the children of Maillé were in Paris last week, having a wonderful time. In the restaurant of the Eiffel Tower, a beribboned youngster planted a big kiss on Mrs. Hale's cheek (see cut). The Angel of France could not have been happier...
...fascinating show for the M.P.s, who sat packed in cheek-by-jowl discomfort on the red leather benches. There was not room for all to sit down; a group of standees looked on eagerly from the rear of the room. The M.P.s were bemused by the champions but not awed by them; both debaters were frequently interrupted by heckling and laughter...
...half of the page, the tongue-in-cheek Economist printed the side of the medal destined "for American readers-not to be read in Britain"; on the other side, the side "for British readers, not to be read in America." Excerpts...