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...wonder how bravery and courageous deeds can really be paid for. Had the NASA awarded and President Kennedy pinned a "Safety Pin" on Commander Shepard's chest, it would shine nonetheless in the hearts and eyes of those who love him and the rest of us who honor and respect...
...With admirable Yankee practicality, one Rhode Island dealer advertises: "For those who wouldn't like to be caught dead in a plush-lined coffin," a mail-order traditional plain wooden box with strong rope handles, at $120. "Cover it with cushions, and it can double as a storage chest and low seat until needed for its ultimate purpose...
...first attempt, he knocked the bar off with his knee. On the second, he hit it with his chest. On the third, he brushed it with his chest once more. But this time the wavering bar settled back and held. For Oklahoma State's George Davies, it was a new world record of 15 ft. 10¼ in. in the pole vault-a full inch higher than Olympic Champion Don Bragg's old mark...
...mound. Pitcher Mike Hanes. 10, wound up and threw a soft, slow curve. As Barry turned to swing, the ball hit him on the chest. The youngster dropped his bat, staggered backward, collapsed in the arms of Umpire Al Millham. and died. Improbably, the mild impact had stopped Barry's heart. Pitcher Hanes collapsed in hysterics. But like so many Little League parents, grief-stricken Jack Babcock showed a stubborn concern for the game. "I hope this doesn't curtail Little League ball," said Babcock. "Barry wouldn't want that. He loved baseball more than anything...
...black body starkly thin against the white sheets, the speaker was Jean Felix, 22, a refugee from the nine-week-old revolt in Portuguese Angola. Two bayonet thrusts had gone completely through his chest; one had cut a kidney in half. He was recovering in the Christian Medical Institute Hospital at Kimpese in the Congo, 20 miles north of the Angola border...