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...Prince Ranier III of Monaco Cup. But in the next test-a series of starts, stops and reverses over a 250-meter course-the Sunbeam-Talbot came a cropper. "There was a small knock in the motor," said Fitch ruefully. "We lost two seconds." By that slim margin, Fitch lost his chance to become the first U.S. winner of the race. The winner: Dutch Journalist and Veteran Competitor Maurice Gatsonides, 41, driving an English Ford Zephyr. Unfazed, Fitch grinned: "I'll be back next year...
...only way to stop this sort of thing was to bring the annexation issue to a head. They began circulating petitions calling for a special election, hired a hillbilly band to rally support. When election day came, a few interested citizens dutifully trooped to the polls. By a slim margin they voted to abolish the Pleasant Grove school district and, with it, the Pleasant Grove school board...
Roger Bulger and Paul Shaw scored three field goals apiece in the next period to give the varsity a 35 to 34 half-time margin. Dick Lionette also rebounded excellently in the first half...
...said Antoine Pinay, "but if you should choose to relieve it of its heavy responsibilities, it will be consoled." In this take-it-or-leave-it fashion, the Premier of France last week demanded a vote of confidence from the National Assembly. When the votes were cast, a precarious margin of nine-300 votes to 291-granted Antoine Pinay's government one more reprieve from the fate that comes with maddening regularity to all who try to govern modern France. The slimness of the majority was a portent of crises to come. It was another sign of the malaise...
...minutes to go after the Yardlings blew a six point lead, but they staged a dramatic, last minute shooting spree to pull ahead again. Newly elected Captain Warren Kantrowitz of Natick and Hollis Hall sank two foul shots, and George Doyle's two field goals gave the Crimson the margin of victory...