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...Bankes, who rowed so hard in practice that he broke five oars, was given an oar with a half inch less leverage and a 6-inch blade. Furthermore, by a sporting arrangement which U. S. rowing coaches would find strange. Peter Haig-Thomas, whom experts held responsible for the string of Cambridge victories, this year changed sides, coached the Oxford boat...
...commercial broadcast, listen to Paul Whiteman or Father Coughlin. Then you switch off the earphones, turn on the bearing-indicator. A pointer on the instrument-board dial guides you so accurately to the broadcasting station that if a balloon were sent up from it on a string you would cut the string in half, flying blind. By taking cross-bearings on two broadcasting stations you can determine your position to a hair's breadth...
...been part of the jewelry pawned by Queen Isabella to finance Christopher Columbus. The air was loud with the popping of champagne corks, heavy with the scent of thousands of flowers-"a massive wedding bell of white roses, surmounted by a Cupid's bow, with arrow on the string, tipped with a heart of violets. ... At either end of the table ... a colossal four-leaf clover in red and white roses and carnations...
...Lead-Belly," 12-string guitar artist, will perform before Leverett diners tonight in the Dining Room. Mr. Huddio Ledbetter, more familiarly "Lead-Belly," was discovered by John A. Lomax in his search for folk songs. All available places at this dinner have been reserved by House members for themselves and their guests...
...convict, expert knife handler, and 12-string guitar artist styled "Lead Belly" will play to the Leverett inmates and their guests Wednesday evening in the Dining Hall...