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Irgunist Beigin had embraced the philosophy of violence years ago as a law student in Poland, there had joined the youth organization of the Zionist Revisionists. In World War II the Russians arrested him as an "antisocial element" in Poland, exiled him to hard labor in Siberia, later released him to join the Polish army. When his unit reached Palestine, Beigin deserted and went underground with the Irgun. The British put a price of ?2,000 on his head...
...discover no element of beauty or genius, I fear that you are missing one of the most exciting things that has happened in the music world in many, many years...
...their unending search for a solution to crossing accidents, roadbuilders have evolved complicated, twisted approaches to mainline highways. But the human element is still the same. One night last week Driver Peter Motola blundered on to the wrong approach to the Union Turnpike in Queens, N.Y., drove into the wrong oneway lane on the turnpike. Result: a head-on crash (see cut). The toll: six dead; five injured...
There is still another contradictory element in Harvard's policy. A few years ago when men were returning from the services, Harvard was eager to grant any and all credit that could conceivably be deduced from service records. We're all familiar with the credit given for basic training. Essentially this policy seemed a recognition of two things: one, that experience and education in varying sizes and shapes are valuable; and, two, that people have a limited amount of time in life to devote to their education. Is there any reason for Harvard to have renounced the validity of this...
...discussion of the so-called "official" attitude concerning examinations and examination proctors contained in an anonymous letter to the Editors...seems to offer a challenge to the more satisfied and conservative element of Harvard's "small officialdom," i.e. the proctors with long service...