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...James Peck, a blond young man of Manhattan who belongs to "Peacemakers," rushed up to the horseshoe table as the Security Council gathered last week at Lake Success. He began passing out "Mediation in Korea" leaflets. A guard told him to stop. Instead, Peck reached toward
Council President Arne Sunde of Norway, with a leaflet outstretched. Said Secretary General Trygve Lie sternly: "Get him out of here-quietly." Guards grabbed Peck and hustled him away...
Even before Peck reached the door, Sunde opened the meeting. Peacemaking by mediation was no longer possible. Sunde set the mood. In measured English, spiced with a heavy Scandinavian accent, he praised "the stamina and courage of American boys who hardly dreamed 14 days ago that they were to be the first to fight for the ideals and principles of the United Nations . . . Let us hope that we shall not fall too far behind these men in our determination and in our dedication...
...Freshest and most convincing of the current cycle of movies about World War II stars Gregory Peck as a driving Air Force general...
...neglecting the esthetic side of education, Dr. Skinner taught some pigeons to peck out a tune on a simplified piano (i.e., the basic theme of Take Me Out to the Ball Game). Exploring his pigeons' personalities, he came to the conclusion that many were prone to superstition. They tended to repeat any action that had, in the past, produced food. Some became addicted to complicated rituals, hoping that twirlings and bowings, repeated in a fixed sequence, would yield a reward of food. Even when these actions had no effect, the pigeons clung to them hopefully...