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...century Prentice honed his paragraphs into needles to puncture rival editors. In his hands and others, the paragraph took on the quality of wit and humor that characterize it still. One of the best of the later breed was the Indianapolis' News's late, famed Frank McKinney ("Kin") Hubbard, who, as Abe Martin, turned out paragraphs by the thousands. "I think some folks are foolish." wrote Kin Hubbard. "to pay what it costs to live...
...Europe than in U.S.). Vaccines to date have been unsatisfactory or actually dangerous for man. Work is in progress on virus found in Malayan rodents in hopes that its protein overcoat will prove to be of a basic pattern that will trigger formation of antibodies against several close-kin viruses...
...Greeks knew this: Orpheus, the peerless and beautiful singer, won the charming Eurydice. But Aristaeus, ancient kin of Pan, whose very name meant the good, pursued her one day, and she was killed in the flight. Overcome by grief, Orpheus sought her and persuaded Hades to release her from the underworld. Orpheus started back to earth with her, but violated the condition that he should not look at her until he left the underworld--and so he lost her. Back on earth, Orpheus was torn apart by women jealous of his love for Eurydice...
Among the men behind Topic are John Powell, a British construction and real estate magnate who is given credit as the magazine's founder, a fur importer, a paper manufacturer, three kin of the Guinness clan (stout and beer), and Maurice Macmillan, 40-year-old son of Britain's Prime Minister. Its editor is Morley Richards, 54, a craggy and capable journalist with 28 years' experience on Lord Beaverbrook's Daily Express (circ. 4,313,063), 14 of them as news editor...
Pickets of unknown origin marched in circles before the entrance to the club, carrying placards which read: "Don't Let SANE Sell Us Out," "It's Later Than You Think," "Commies and Pacifists Are Kin Brothers," and "Live As a Nation Under...