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...score. She had sung from that score for years, and no other conductor had ever caught the error before. Dutifully, Soprano Nelli restudied the passage, but when she was set to record again the red "ready" light failed to come on. The maestro threw down his arms, withdrew pouting to the side of the podium. He frowned at the stubborn bulb, but still no light. Then he reached over with his baton and tapped the bulb. It lit. The baton slashed the air, and the recording went on without a hitch...
That was the pillbox war that had died with Dienbienphu, and now General Cogny's theme was "consolidation for offensive action elsewhere." So the men of the column hauled down the French and Vietnamese flags; they planted explosives; they withdrew the garrisons (with their furniture and pots and pans) for more useful work in the coming Battle of the Delta. Then the French blew Doaithan and Thanhne to bits...
Cozy Evening at the Garden. Last week the women of Greater New York were out in force to welcome Liberace to Madison Square Garden. While boxing fans withdrew trembling to the shelter of their favorite saloons, a near-capacity crowd of 15,000 jammed the Garden; about 80% were women.* With a roll of drums, the crash of a gong, and a harp glissando, Liberace bounced onto the stage, wearing a snowy-white dress suit (later he changed into a gold lamé jacket...
...later, the colt galloped a couple of miles on the training track and snorted home with no sign of pain. Relieved, Winfrey began to step up the Dancer's training, but after a three-furlong breeze, the Big Grey came back in such distress that Owner Vanderbilt promptly withdrew him from this week's Suburban Handicap...
...MacArthur had a perfect opportunity to come in 1949," the Corporation member stated. "He was here in this country. He had no legitimate excuse, so we withdrew the offer...