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...mystic of recent ascent, Friedkin follows the Floating Power theory of crystal-balling, sitting on eight cushions placed on top of an easy chair in order to shield himself from mundane vibrations. The pillows put his chin about on the level of the top of a bookcase, and there, resting on a piece of black velvet, sits the instrument itself...
...city block from somewhere, give a tremendous musical, and gain fame, fortune, and Judy at the same time. We really couldn't say how it ends. We left in the middle of the city block scene, while Judy was singing a rousing spine-tingler that went, "Keep your chin up, Tommy Atkins, Cheerio, Carry on . . ." to the tune of "You Can Win Winsocki...
From George VI to Sir Mark Young, Hong Kong's Governor, went a chin-up message: "The thoughts of all at home are with you and the people of Hong Kong in your ordeal. I congratulate all ranks of the fighting forces on their courageous resistance in the face of heavy odds and I send all my best wishes to you and all in the island...
...fooling any more, and our enemies have indicated that they want to play rough and dirty. Unless we (American and British) forget "the playing fields of Eton," and the "Rover Boys," we are walking around with our chin hanging...
...Senate Finance Committee last week swung a haymaker on the chin of the U.S. sugar lobby and smashed its House-passed bill (TIME, Dec. 8) to a pulp. The Senate's new bill extended the present sugar act for three years, with no juggling of quotas at all. It increased the subsidy for domestic producers (annual cost to the U.S.: $10,000,000) but contained no rebuff to the offshore producers...