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When the vote came, it was an anticlimax. Only North Dakota's lone-wolf William Langer and Minnesota's tall, grey Henrik Shipstead voted against it. The ayes: 35 Republicans, 53 Democrats and one Progressive. For a historic step there was no cheering, no demonstration. The gallery crowd went away quietly...
...Churchill's state dinner both host and guests seemed notably cheerful. As he left Stalin shook Churchill's hand warmly, said: "We'll see you back here soon." Next day Churchill flew to England, heard the news. Stalin was the lone survivor of the original Big Three...
Among the political small fry, the Communist Party could claim a 100% parliamentary gain. For its traditional lone M.P. William Gallacher, it had managed to elect a comrade, Philip Piratin...
Last week in San Antonio the Lone Star flag drooped at half-staff above the weathered walls of the Alamo. In impressive state in the Alamo's chapel lay the body of its savior. Death (of a cerebral hemorrhage), as it must to all empresses, had come to Texas' Clara Driscoll...
Intramural lacrosse is also under way, with four teams organized and their captains already elected. Grady's squad this week downed Woods' aggregation 3 to 1, Kennedy and handy scoring for the victors, and Woods putting in the lone loser's tally. Arias, squad blanked Vilushis' men 2 to 0, with Arias and Grey pushing through the scores...