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...freshman eight stroked a 31 over the Henley distance, leading by a length until a closing Princeton sprint cut the gap in half. Yale lagged four lengths behind the winner, with the time of 7.27 minutes...
Ohio thus has little priority in choice for Statehood than is two rivals. Of course, central location is a big factor, for closing the gap between the Atlantic Seaboard and the Pacific frontier has always been an ardent hope for all Americans. But a hasty decision based merely on location may lead to disagreement and possible civil dissentation. Only through the reports of investigating parties can Congress accurately study and legislate the tricky problem of Ohio an Statehood...
...experiment which has at last bridged the gap between Hollywood and the opera, Tonight We Sing brings more entertainment to the movie world than fifty second rate musicals...
British officialdom believes that Molotov will be the Lepidus to Malenkov's Antony and Beria's Octavian. "It's as though he has been thrown across the gap between the old and the new regime, like a Bailey bridge. While Molotov's got a use, they'll use him. But once they've got their feet firmly planted on the other bank, the bridge will be discarded...
...behind social reforms. Hard-working as any Communist, he put on a spectacular Catholic youth festival in Bologna's Margherita Gardens (called the "Red Gardens") last month, outfacing Bologna's Red mayor (TIME, March 30). Lercaro feels that religion, largely through social-action projects, must close the gap. often found in Italy, between the church and a hard-pressed, often desperate working population. The fact that 19% of Italy voted Communist in the last nationwide provincial elections does not unduly depress him. Says he: "The only thing that cannot be Christianized...