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Barzani's army stood poised to strike for three months. Then, after it had become amply clear that the U.S. would resist aggression in Korea and elsewhere, the Russians withdrew Barzani from the frontier. But his army still lurks just across the border, poised and ready to strike at a word from the Kremlin. U.S. military observers describe it as a first-class fighting outfit, with its own tactical air group manned by Soviet-trained Kurdish pilots...
...Threat. In Post Falls, Idaho, when only two votes were cast in a school trustee election, one for the incumbent and one for himself, Candidate Eldred Hughes withdrew because the incumbent has been "a friend and neighbor for years and I can't let one vote ruin...
...with the defense set for Clasby and Ederer wide to either side, fullback Culver took the ball for the first time. He burst through guard and galloped 25 yards in the end zone, almost, untouched. Culver did it again a few minutes later on a similar play. Jordan then withdrew his first team, which had hardly worked up a sweat. In went the second group, which labored mightily but got nowhere. In fact, the defense scored when Brian Reynolds, in at halfback, picked off a pass and returned it 50 yards...
Whether, in this interval, Heselton threatened Brown with a point of order to oust both delegations altogether--which was possible because of their fardy registration or whether it was a matter of simple persuasion. Brown withdrew his point of order after supper. With five minutes allotted to each side, the Committee began examination of the case...
...folks at home would attach far more honor to Honorary Delegates than to the common varsity. The legal delegation maintained that the Rump group had no right to any representation whatsoever. A fist fight broke out between two of the Puerto Ricans and the blows continued until Gabrialson withdrew his suggestion...