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...election again gives Harry S. Truman the opportunity to lead our nation, will he have the courage to rise and shake himself free from this bondage, and let nothing interfere with what he says is his greatest desire, to help bring peace to the world? If not, then pray God to send us a leader who has the character and the courage to meet the emergency that is upon...
...stand on football taken by the Ivy League presidents is more than a purity code to impress the scandal-conscious public. If carried out it will shake up the Ivy set-up more than it has been since the eight colleges realized ivy grew on all their walls. If this policy is followed, the eight institutions, which have been ambling off in different directions for years, will join in a formal Ivy League-emphasis on the League...
...Moch, whose hatred of the Germans is twofold (he is Jewish, and lost his son in the Resistance), warmly embraced Heuillard. Robert Schuman, whose efforts to sell German rearmament to his countrymen were the target of Heuillard's passionate attack, advanced toward him, tears -in his eyes, to shake the deputy's hand...
...other fields, where they thought they were "safe," the Taft forces last week were trying to shake off two small Eisenhower jolts. In a New Orleans primary, Ike's backers won ten of twelve contested seats on the Louisiana Republican Central Committee. The lame-duck committee, led by Taftmen, promptly tried to outlaw the primary on technical grounds, and the fight went to court. In Oklahoma, district conventions began electing the state's 16 delegates to the Republican convention. Five of the first six to be named are Ikemen. Taft Campaign Manager Dave Ingalls rushed into Oklahoma...
...drawing room persists to the end; despite Edna Best's smooth playing, the charm of Jane fades out. Halfway along, she stops seeming faintly absurd and at once stops seeming alive. And she doesn't cut a wide enough swath, cause enough contretemps, shake up enough lives. In the end, the strong point of the play seems almost as much comment as character...