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...sustained a point of order of the learned senior Senator Lodge from Massachusetts and had, thereby, as Mr. Heflin put it, "participated in a rape of the rules of the United States Senate." But nobody cared greatly; even the Republicans were inclined to the opinion that they would "ditch this dumb Vice President" when they came to making up their ticket...
...death, under identical circumstances, of one or more of those who had followed the body of the woman. People in the .section of the city-a poor one-where the deaths were occurring began to whisper a word whose horror, long laid in the earth, once screamed from every ditch, devastating cities. "Plague," they said. Health authorities acted. The Mexican Quarter was tightly quarantined. None were allowed passage through its streets, even in automobiles. None were allowed egress from the district except a few industrial workers with special permits. Food was delivered but no garbage or milk containers taken...
Still, the Tigers have won a well-earned reputation as last-ditch fighters. Their coming from behind against the Navy has added to their confidence. Notre Dame 21, Princeton 10, represents a fair estimate of the difference between the two teams. Ewing, Tiger drop-kicking wizard, may upset the dope entirely if he gets within range of the Notre Dame crossbar often enough...
Harvard's checking back by the forward line was fair enough Saturday night, but in the last ditch defence about the goal the Crimson let through several of the scores which alertness would have stopped in Toronto's 4 to 1 victory Saturday night...
Harvard is determined to defeat Princeton. Undergraduates and graduates are going to Princeton ready to support the team to the last ditch. But they are also going to "demand a win". Two years of defeat have cut deeply into the undergraduate spirit and the University will not be satisfied this year with explanations or excuses; nothing but victory will suffice...