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Both Martin and Busch have denied this, however, and as if stricken with a guilty conscience over the gushing admiration of Stevenson that pervades their efforts, they have taken pains to deny it in print. Perhaps, then, it is they who are capitalizing on Stevenson's sudden emergence to sell more books--books that were not originally planned for publication until some months hence. Or it may be that the authors, of their own accord, are simply trying to help their favorite candidate...
...assets to three sons, has been moving mountains of earth since he took over the company in 1931. He got up from a hospital bed to do so. Young Kiewit, who learned bricklaying in high-school days and quit Dartmouth as a freshman to become a builder, had been stricken by phlebitis followed by serious complications. After lying on his back in a hospital for nine months, he decided: "If I'm going to die. I might as well die working...
...Cairo last week an ambitious Egyptian general seized the royal palace and gave His Majesty King Farouk exactly six hours to abdicate his throne and clear out of Egypt for good. A thousand miles away, in poverty-stricken Iran, Communists and Nationalist mobs forced the Shah of Shahs to cringe in his lovely palace and give over to Mohammed Mossadegh absolute power over the Iranian army. "Mossy," as he is known in the English-speaking press, got his old job back as Premier (see below...
Mikkola joined the Harvard coaching staff in 1921 and became varsity track coach in 1936. He died last week after being stricken with coronary thrombosis in April...
...year old coach was stricken with coronary thrombosis April 5. He spend four weeks at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and had been contined to his home since. His death, however, came as a distinct surprise as he appeared to be recovering...