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Died. Fernand Point, 58, 300-lb., 65-inch-girthed prince of French restaurateurs, owner of the Restaurant des Pyramides, famed gourmets' oasis on the road between Paris and the Riviera; after long illness; in Vienne, France. Gourmet Point mercilessly ejected between-course smokers, got the Legion of Honor from General De Lattre de Tassigny and the Distinguished Service Medal from Britain's King George VI for his services as "ambassador of French gastronomy...
...pressure had been put on Chiang to give up Nanchi (aside from the negative pressure of refusing armed assistance in holding it). Only a few days before the withdrawal, a high Nationalist spokesman had announced that Nanchi would be defended in battle and its soldiers would not surrender one inch of territory. Last week, admitting the evacuation, Nationalist Premier O. K. Yui told the Legislative Yuan that Matsu and Quemoy would be held for a "fight to the death...
...formed by a slim beam of electrons scanning back and forth across the phosphor on its front face, like a garden hose washing a wall. The Willys tube works on the same general principle, but it has no large empty space. It is made of two glass plates an inch or so apart, with a vacuum between. The electron beam enters from an upper corner. The electrons move horizontally between the glass sheets and stream past metal "deflection plates...
Manhattan's Madison Square Garden echoed to the barking babel of 2,537 contestants tuning up for the Westminster Kennel Club show. In the noisome cellar, poked and petted by nosy spectators, combed, brushed and pedicured within an inch of their lives, the dogs awaited the big moment. Stalwart Shelties whimpered and rattled their chains, baboon-faced Afghans paced and snarled, scrappy little Skye terriers yapped through their long hair. Off in a corner, professional handlers gave their charges a last-minute grooming before they went upstairs to strut. Their necks strapped high in dressing stands, long-suffering purebreds...
Carl Goldman's tremendous 56 foot, i/4 inch heave in the 35 lb. weight throw accounted for half the total points of the varsity track team as it finished 13th in a field of 44 at the IC4A championships at Madison Square Garden in New York Saturday night...