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...Crimson captain covered the 3-mile cross-country course in 51 minutes, eight minutes behind the winner, Frank Hurt of Middlebury. Poindexter followed Churchill closely across the finish line in the time of 52:30. Robbins was 24th in 54:09, and Curt Beebe 27th in 55:35. Conditions were fast with windblown powder covering a packed base...
Alden Carpenter, Bob Holmes, and Erich Segal crossed the finish line 27th, 29th, and 34th respectively out of about 50 runners. Nick Costes and Jack Kelley, both formerly from Boston University, tied for first place, but the Boston Athletic Association won the race...
...admire Meade's views-even if he's out of politics." Not all of Meade's men remained so steadfast. Last month G.O.P. City Chairman Robert Duffy, who owed his position to Meade, resigned and announced for Longstreth. Leader Edward Harris, after a canvass in his 27th Ward, also went for Longstreth, saying: "I thought it would be better for the party if committeemen took orders from the bottom up-from the voters-instead of from the top down." Other ward leaders pleaded with Meade to support Longstreth...
...Elizabeth Tarpey was still waiting. When she read about the new Teresians, she decided that perhaps she had waited long enough. She entered as a postulant in December 1919, just before her 27th birthday. At first she had executive jobs at home, then she was appointed regional superior in the Philippines. In 1931 she was elected vicaress (second in command), and in 1935 she spent a year traveling as Mother Mary Joseph's deputy through Asia and the U.S. This world wide experience was helpful when she became Mother General herself, and had to direct the liquidation...
With Master of Ceremonies Bob Hope sparking the show and Oldsmobile picking up the $350,000 tab (and spinning out tedious, long-winded commercials), Hollywood handed out its biggest prizes. Watching the 27th annual Academy Awards over TV (for the third year) from Hollywood and Manhattan, U.S. televiewers got lots of Hope and laughter in the 90 minutes, but few surprises...