Word: contempts
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...hadn't yet received his clippings from home on the Harvard-Brown game. Maybe Clasby wouldn't even play against Yale tomorrow. Vag was still pondering Clasby's fate as he pulled out 400 yen. He really ought to make it an even bet just to show his contempt for all old Blues. But Vag figured he might just as well take the lad's money. After all, they had scalped him last year...
...girls discovered that men honestly detcsted the Radcliffe white shirt and dirty sneakers attire, and continued to wear them to classes in quiet contempt. For weekend wear, however, they conformed to the dictates of Male and Fashion, for fortunately neither had changed much...
Gambler Frank Costello, 62, was sprung from the federal pen in Milan, Mich., after serving 14½ months of his 18-month sentence for contempt of Congress. Although Costello got time cut off his stretch for good behavior, he was no sooner out of the prison gate than he was in trouble again. Pursued by a carload of persistent newsmen, he ordered his chauffeur to step on the gas. sent his black Cadillac hurtling along the 45 miles to Detroit at 80 m.p.h. (Michigan speed limit: "Reasonable and proper"). Twice overtaken by the reporters, Frank croaked peevishly: "Will you fellows...
...futile gesture of contempt, an enraged student threw dry leaves into an officer's face, then sprinted for the Yard. But the police ignored the bold agitator, and dragged a smirking youth without his Card toward the basement of Lehman. Now thinning, the ralliers stamped and shouted as the door closed on the unfortunate one. Yells of "The cop beats his wife," rose above the roar...
...Communist." He was afraid that Ed would face Army punishment or social contempt in Cracker's Neck. Neither fear seemed justified. Pentagon policy will be to treat Dickenson just as any other repatriated P.W., and Cracker's Neck (three stores, a church and a few houses) was resolved to welcome Ed as a hero. Learning of this, Jim Dickenson calmed down and Dave Dickenson began to talk. As Dave roamed around the kitchen, swatting flies, he said: "This is about all I ever do now. Bessie does everything else. She does all the talking...