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...deplore violence," said Wallace. He reached for a pack of Dentyne and put a piece in his mouth. "But who started all this violence? There's a lot of agitators and the Communist Party mixed up in this picture, and people pooh-poohing around sitting up in their ivory towers, a bunch of sissy britches." He paused. "I don't believe just because somebody has a grievance that you should destroy the whole fabric of the Constitution, of private property. You don't burn the house down to destroy a rat." Wallace stood up and walked about...
Even today, many Britons dislike the notion of a pack of foreigners popping out of the ground. Though the military long ago dropped its objections, the citizenry is still concerned about invaders. "The chunnel would be an entrance for an enemy," worried one Londoner. "It's always been that little bit of water that's kept us safe," said another. Despite the committee's report, Gladstone's silver streak seemed as wide as ever...
...Another Game." All was in readiness last week when the Bums rolled into St. Louis for a last three-game series with the onrushing Cardinals. Two weeks before, the Dodgers were coasting six games ahead of the pack. But then the Cards won 19 out of 20, and the Dodger lead dissolved to one slim game. For the first time in years, lines of fans stood all day outside Busch Stadium waiting for the ticket gates to open. "We're ready," promised Cardinal Manager Johnny Keane. As for Alston, he would only grunt: "Another game, another series...
...rugged device that works at room temperature (no liquid helium to worry about) with no need for an expensive power source. The current demand could be supplied by flashlight batteries. Says Arthur J. Rosenberg, president of Tyco:' "We could put it in a box the size of a pack of cards, battery and all, and signal with it. It's as simple as that...
...last his credit ran out and his estates were sold. To finance a final fling in the music room, the zamindar sold his wife's jewels. His wife and son were visiting her family at the time, but he insisted that they pack up and come home for the affair. On the way down the river they were caught in a whirlpool and drowned...