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...fumbling through the stratified heap, maybe he found his needle. Then he briskly turned the pages and very likely discovered that the key to his success had mysteriously vanished. All that remained was the unravished pieces which pecked out from the binding in apology. Perhaps the person who tore the exam out did so in disgust at the outrageous demands of the course. But more probably, he couldn't spare ten minutes to recopy the questions...
...Tallulah inquired, and Sharland, smiling wanly, said, "Of course not." Gaylord took an immediate fancy to Sharland and spent most of the 45-minute session perched on top of her head. Things were complicated further by the presence of Tallulah's Pekingese and a Hungarian sheep dog, who tore around the room, got tangled in Sharland's lighting extensions and occasionally chased each other between her legs...
...group of former guerrillas tore down a steel tube scaffolding. They broke it up, then distributed the bars to demonstrators, who brandished them defiantly. The paraders were excited by their leaders, who made angry speeches against the government and the "murderer," Jules Moch, Socialist Minister of the Interior and head of the police. Among those who listened were many women. One wore a bulky fur coat. Most shivered as the raw mist bit through their worn clothes...
Almost 500 Yale and Harvard supporters literally tore apart Jim Cronin's as the closing hour of midnight drew near last night. Waitresses were still shoveling broken glass early this morning, and Jim himself was thumbing the phonebooks looking for carpenters...
Then there was the injury list, a season long problem to Mr. Hickman and one of the reasons why he will coach the underdog today. Ferd Nadherny, who tore the Harvard line to shreds in 1946 and 1947, has been out most of the season; guard Vic Frank has had half a dozen minor injuries; all the centers have been injured and even today only one, Captain Bill Conway, is in top shape...