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...trouble in Austria too. UNRRA had undertaken to feed all of Austria by April 1, but when the deadline arrived, it turned out that no provision had been made to back up the commitment with sufficient supplies. The U.S. and British zones had enough of their own food to maintain a 1,200-calorie ration level, but the Russians and French would be hard hit. To help UNRRA out, the U.S. and Britain contributed 100,000 tons of food to carry the other zones. Unless UNRRA manages to repay this "loan," the U.S.-British zones face starvation by next month...
...Cambridge City Council, never far behind, decided that after 30 years of broken field running, local pedestrians were due for a rest. As a result, a traffic signal and a policeman were planted on the corner with instructions to keep the game clean. Drivers still maintain that this intersection is their legitimate preserve where every maneuver in the traffic manual can be loosed on bewildered passers-by. Whatever good the light and the patrolman do vanishes at 5:45 when the light goes out and the patrolman goes home...
Coach Tom Bolles, hoping to maintain a record marred by only three defeats in nine years of guiding Crimson oarsmen, yesterday afternoon put his Varsity through a short workout in preparation for today's inaugural. "They look pretty good," he said. "In their last trial, the Varsity eight registered their best time of the season, but they are still a green crew...
Such facilities would enable the Hygiene Department to maintain the highest possible standards of student health. In era when physical health is recognized as the prime pre-requisite for successful living, the proposed new medical center should be prominent in the University's postwar building program...
...family residing at 57 Mt. Auburn Street reported last night that their pet bird had flown the coop. They maintain that it flew into the arms of hooded abductors who cried, "An Ibis for an Ibis!" The bird answers to "Thresky" and will eat only pumpkin seeds...