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...about the "death sentence." Last week the Administration put its theory to a test when Representative Rayburn moved that the House instruct its conferees to accept the "death sentence." Thereupon the House showed itself totally unimpressed by Senator Black's dirt, gave Administration hopes and prestige a mighty clout. Having originally rejected the "death sentence" on a teller vote by 216-10-146, Representatives now went on record against it by 210-10-155. Swiftly Representative Huddleston clinched his victory by getting the House (183-10-172) to authorize its conferees to exclude all outsiders from the conference. Routed...
Yale's reunion classes plodded out to the field through the rain, saw the weather clear off, were amazed by the stellar pitching of Eli Ted Horton only to see their hopes shattered by Gibb's winning clout...
Deeb Peter's circuit clout with three men on base in the last half of the last inning overcame the Puritan's 5-1 lead and gave the Deacons a base 6-5 win, thus allowing them to continue serenely along their way at the top of the League with an unscathed record, in one of the House ball games staged yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field...
...York, April 30-Max Bear, the Casanova of clout, returned to New York's from California today an announced in stentorian tones that on the night of June 14th he will, by virtue of knocking Prim Carnera loose from his mornings, become world heavyweight champion...
Into the bedroom tiptoe two stealthy men. Miles Forrest and John Dighton. husky hirelings, heap the bedclothes over the boys' heads. Edward manages to fight free for a moment, get a bloody clout in the face. Squirming and kicking, the boys die under the smothering hands. Sir James Tyrrell, a discontented gentleman in charge of the job, hastens to report to his employer, Richard Duke of Gloucester, uncle of the boys. Gloucester, a crafty, ruthless, sharp-featured scoundrel who drags a foot is already calling himself King Richard...