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Last week, after a nod from Shivers, the Texas Democratic Executive Committee removed Wright Morrow from the office of national committeeman. There was little doubt that the name of his successor, not yet chosen, would be presented to Speaker Sam on bended knee...
...most of his students have learned to address him as Sensei (Learned One). They have also learned that if they go to the cafeteria after class, they are apt to find him chatting away over a favorite dish that is now known as Prince Noodles. Then, with a friendly nod, the new professor departs-followed by an attendant whose solemn duty it is to tell him exactly what was wrong with his morning lecture...
...some added strength into the sprints, McCurdy has decided to double Little in the 220 and 440. Little's presence should give the Crimson the nod over Micky Stultz of the Green. Norm Bruck might pull a surprise for the varsity in the 100 yard dash...
...great many new problems have arisen in the last few years which might both vex and bewilder the casual and occasional popular song listener, In past years, in my own youth, it was sufficient to tap a foot or a finger and perhaps nod the head in time to the music when listening to ballads and such. Rhythm has always supplied a basic human need since that greatest of all songsters, Homer. Somewhere along the line, however, a queerly shaped instrument called "saxophone" came into being. By blowing one's breath into the smaller aperture of said instrument, thence through...
...comics from coast to coast could nod in solemn understanding. For years a girl singer needed only to 1) be pretty, 2) have a good voice, 3) possess sufficient composure to clutch a microphone without falling off the bandstand. But television has added extra demands: more and more, singers are expected to save their breath for such nonvocal antics as handstands and soft-shoe routines...