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...Swedish pilot won the international race to rescue Polar Pilgrim Nobile (TIME, June 25), from the perils of the Arctic ice pack. Flying an Army Fokker equipped with skis, Lieutenant Einar Lundborg landed on moving ice, took aboard Gen. Nobile, carried the pilgrim to his base ship Citta di Milano and medical aid. Heroic General Nobile's radio messages asking expert advice for treating the injuries of his companion had failed to mention his own fractured leg. Five castaways, Italians, awaited rescue...
...With regard to the Jews, the subject is very difficult, but it is better to put the matter frankly," said Insurance Manager H. C. Normington, last week. "In a great number of cases when Jews hire a car they pack it with families and children and drive off for a joyous day's outing in an irresponsible way, not caring a straw about the car, because it is insured. They hire a car for the day and get the absolute maximum...
...Tattenham Corner. No horse has a chance unless he is one of the first two or three to get round. Flamingo was still in front but now Felstead came round him into the turn and raced for the wire with Flamingo losing ground. Black Watch came out of the pack and pressed up along the rail to finish third...
...spring, the music world behaves irregularly. Grand operas and orchestras pack up and travel. Divas obey their pocketbooks or their temperaments. Experimenters trump their partners' aces. Hinterland critics cry bravo. Last week's news...
...runners always enter a big marathon who have no intention of finishing. They start because they can run a little and feel that they might surprise themselves this time; anyway, they can say they started and if they feel tired they can drop out. Before the pack had gone far over the smooth hard road winding toward Boston several had sat down to feel their feet and before the race was half over the pack was cut in half. And still Ray stepped out on his toes, grinning...