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...last week received the news of the honor conferred on him with hardly a flick of his huge, bushy white eyebrows. He announced he would go to Oslo in December to receive his Nobel Prize medal, diploma and check; a true Scotsman, he noted that the prize money (to be used "for peace") would be only $21,900, almost $10,000 less than what it would have been before devaluation...
...world premiere, replete with celebrities, floodlights, and engraved invitations will turn Massachusetts Avenue into Broadway at 11 p.m. The occasion is the first showing of "A Touch of the Times," student-written and produced flick. The University Theater will play host...
...film is, technically, a "flick" as it doesn't have any dialogue. Produced without any sound track--mainly because Ivy had no sound equipment in its early, struggling days--the film has, however, recently acquired a running musical accompaniment...
...Mike. The ex-military policeman among the season's prize rookies is 22-year-old Outfielder Roy Sievers of the St. Louis Browns. Says Umpire Cal Hubbard: "He's terrific. He can hit a ball a mile with a flick of the wrist." The Browns, perennially willing to peddle stars for a price, say he is worth a cool $250,000. The Cleveland Indians, who have pennant hopes, naturally have no price tag on Ray (alias Ike) Boone, 25, a former bluejacket who looked good enough last week to take over Player-Manager Lou Boudreau...
...obvious that slender (148 Ibs.) Dave Freeman was no classic stylist. His smash was somewhat less than devastating, his wrist-flick deception shots not the game's most subtle or varied. But like Bitsy Grant, the once-mighty mite of tennis, he made incredible gets. His knees were always scratched and bloody after a tough match...