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...means eclipsed by the new arrivants were the 18 undergraduate 'Cliffers and the 30-odd graduates who have been hanging white chintz curtains in Cabot Hall windows for over two weeks. The mystery of their presence still remained. As a clothing pin canvasser put it last week...
...Most of us have found ourselves in the middle of an argument about the Soviet Union. Often one member of the group says, 'Why, sure, we're going to have to fight the Russians. . . .' When we try to pin down such an opinion, we rarely get satisfaction. As often as not, what we get is a knowing look and a brush-off remark." Actually, said Talk No. 55, Communist ideals "are directly opposite to the stated ideals of fascist dictatorship, and their hope is to drop the appurtenances of dictatorship in the process of democratic evolution...
...pin down what the U.S. could and should do, Harry Truman this week created three committees: 1) a Government committee under Interior Secretary Krug to tabulate national resources, 2) another Government committee to assess the effect on the U.S. economy of aid to others, and 3) a nonpartisan committee of 19 citizens to make foreign aid recommendations to the White House in the light of the facts...
...harsh and hasty. But a few supported him. Said Lawyer Gilbert Davis: "My 16-year-old daughter and I knew it was illegal. I drove her home from the initiation when she reeked from the cheese they rubbed in her hair, and I gave her $12 for the pin. I let her do it because there's enough snob in me to be proud when my daughter gets into something exclusive. It was wrong and now we'll have...
...Last Putt. Sammy and Lew fought out their tie at medal play this week. They went into the last hole even. Both had good drives of about 260 yards. Both pitched up to within 25 feet of the pin, though Worsham was still off the green. It looked like another playoff unless either sank a long one. Worsham shot first; his ball hit the right edge of the cup and bounced out. Snead's putt was short. Officials got out a tape measure: Snead's ball was 30½ inches away; Worsham's was 29½ inches...