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Secondly--and more seriously--the book is by no means consistently funny. The themes of several of the chapters are delightfully imaginative--such as the automation of foreign policy to ensure its continuity or the crusade to eliminate team sports as Communistic and un-American. But the charm of the...
According to Lee, Miss Arendt's analysis of Eichmann's character is confirmed by William L. Hull's The Struggle for a Soul, in which the author, a Protestant missionary in Israel, describes his attempts to convert Eichmann before his execution. After condemning Hull for being "puerile" and for attempting...
There was no scoring in the second period, but Harvard continued to show finesse in execution both an offense and defense. A Princeton threat in mid-period was squelched when junior guard John Hoffman broke through the Tiger line and caught tailback Don McKay nine yards behind scrimmage.
Paul Fauchet's Symphony in B-Flat was the major presentation of the evening, and despite some problems in execution, the performance justified Walker's decision to revive this little known composition. Though uneven, lacking in cohesion, and at times rambling, the symphony has some memorably melodic and dynamic passages...
Newsweek reports that guerrillas terrorize only prominent officials and pro-government zealots. According to Newsweek, the Vietcong has a flat rule: no liberation soldier (i.e., guerrilla) may mistreat a peasant. Rape or stealing by a guerrilla is punishable by execution. Food must be paid for. Anything borrowed must be returned...