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...from clear whether the President had actually tried to hurt Stevenson through Bartlett and Alsop. Most of the evidence was to the contrary. What had probably happened was that some other New Frontiersmen, knowing of the President's lack of deep affection for Adlai, had felt free to knock him. What the whole controversy really did was to highlight the huge personal and philosophical differences between Kennedy and Stevenson. "We seem to be living in an era," said Stevenson last week, "when anyone who is for war is a hero and anyone who is for peace...
...Football is a contact sport," says Taylor, who packs 215 Ibs. on a 6-ft. frame. "You've got to punish tacklers-deal out more misery than they deal out to you." Taylor's personal philosophy is uncomplicated: "I like to knock heads." A driving, crablike runner, he always hits the line precisely where he is supposed to-even when there is no hole ("I won't be intimidated''), never cuts when he can run down a tackler instead ("I like to sting them a little''). Crouched low to present the smallest possible...
...mother's little darlings can sleep on the floor. Suppose the old Marmon does break down? Burn it up and collect the insurance. Suppose the family does need winter coats? Cut up a couple of hotel blankets. And when the hotel manager comes to inspect his property, knock him down on the nearest mattress and as loud as possible cry: WOLF...
There is no halo yet shining above Gary Wood's head, but nearly everyone agrees he is "wonderous." The Cornell Dally Sun summed up its school's football prospects with a heartfelt "Knock on Wood...
Lamar feels that the team's excellent spirit, not any exceptional talent, is responsible for the undefeated record. "They knock the heck out of each other during the week, and on Saturday's they band together and do a good job of knocking the other team around," he said...