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...better not find its way back to European pockets quite so often as has been the case in the past. (An example that still gravels Washington: in recent years the West German government has underwritten some $2 billion worth of West German sales to underdeveloped countries at terms so stiff-repayment in four years, 6% or more interest-that time and again the U.S. has been obliged to bail out the overcommitted debtor with a dollar loan...
...intramural Brasenose College team ("not with a splash, but gradually"). Hosmer will do some wistful spare-time flying ("All my classmates are in pilot training"). The real job is Oxford's challenging labor: the independent pursuit of "fineness of mind." All are reading "P.P.E." (philosophy-politics-economics), a stiff course enthusiastically approved by the U.S. military. "This is an ideal opportunity," says Pete Dawkins. "At West Point, we achieved a certain scope in our education. What we need now is depth...
...find a school and get to work at his studies. Abdel picked out the Protestant-supported American Mission School for Boys, and Kao arranged to get him admitted this fall. Kao flew back to Cairo this summer, laid out Abdel's four-year curriculum. It was stiff: four years of English and French, two of German, four years of science (including theoretical physics), four years of math (including calculus). "I did not lead the boy to think that everything was now taken care of," says Kao in his careful tones. "His report cards are mailed...
...matter what happens, it won't be a dull weekend for the Crimson skippers. And stiff competition may even bring out the club's best showing...
...Rugby Club has always had difficulty in getting enough men to field a team, but before yesterday's scrimmage with M.I.T., 30 men were warming up for the Crimson. Although hampered by darkness and a narrow field, the team showed a fast and able three-quarter line and a stiff defense as it played out a 0-0 tie with the Panthers...