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After a stretch in the navy and in Parliament (he cozened the Scottish voters by dancing Highland reels and, on one occasion, importing 15 beautiful maidens of the Clan Macleod for a party), truculent Lord George Gordon became president of the Protestant Association. Gordon was a furious enemy of the Catholic Relief Act, passed in 1778 to ease the lot of English Catholics. One June day in 1780 the association met in St. George's Fields, 50,000 strong. After a speech by Gordon, they marched eight abreast to Parliament to demand repeal of the Relief...
...position to strike, but felt bound to do so anyway. He accused Prime Minister Macmillan's government of wanting a "showdown with labor," and Laborites demanded in the House of Commons that the government intervene immediately to end the strike. "It is for myself," replied Labor Minister Iain Macleod icily, "to judge when I should." Opposition Leader Hugh Gaitskell scribbled out a censure motion on the spot. After a bitter debate, the censure was voted down...
...Dupuis and Dave MacLeod will start at defense for the Terriers and if they are in their usual top form, the varsity is in for a rough evening. This pair made the All-East team last year and has played fine hockey all year...
...poured five goals through the Crimson defenses. B.U. let down a bit in the third period but still managed to control play and add a final goal to the score. Sophomore Don Marquis lived up to advance reputation by scoring twice and centering a fine B.U. first line. Dave MacLeod also scored twice while Don Cicoria and Bob Kinlin each had a goal. Varsity goals were scored by Captain Bob Cleary, Lyle Guttu, and Bud Higgenbottom...
...that inspires me," or that Miss Johnson won a spur from that loose-lipped but hard-writing outfit called the Western Writers of America, Inc., he may well suspect that he is in for a good fat slice from the gun-smoked hams of cowboy fiction-Zane Grey, William MacLeod Raine, or Clarence E. (Hopalong Cassidy) Mulford...