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...permission to marry his daughter Clover. Professor Todd, a man with deep respect for erudition, rushed over to the Columbia library to see whether Dulles had published anything, found a card which read "DULLES, Allen W.-The Boer War; A History. Without further research, Professor Todd promptly gave his consent to the marriage...
Then last week the Dutch lower house of Parliament debated "this imperfect treaty, with all its faults." With but one slight amendment, EDC passed, 75 votes to 11. The Netherlands thereby became the second member nation to approve EDC (the other: West Germany, where it has the consent of both houses...
Lady Mary Catherine was the last of her branch of an 800-year-old line, and after she died last winter her collection went up for auction. By common consent most big dealers withheld their bids, and when the auctioneer's hammer fell for the last time, Detroit owned Sassetta's prized Agony for a bargain $25,000. The institute could hardly believe its good luck at bringing together three pictures that had been separated for centuries. Said Assistant Director Paul L. Grigaut: "Both English and American dealers were very cricket about it. Our biggest trouble was getting...
...understood that Rhee will take no action of his own for approximately six months-that is, until three months after the start of the political conference. In return, the U.S. promised South Korea substantial economic aid. and a security pact (with the explicit understanding that it requires Senate consent) to go to Rhee's aid if the Communists start something...
When they met, secretly, it was love at first sight for Penelope and Philip. But what about father's consent? Penelope advised Philip to dress up as a curate. He did, and looked the part to perfection. What's more, he completely won over the crusty parent by quoting yards of Ecclesiastes...