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When the British wanted to honor the seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, famed Victorian philanthropist, they did it with a pun. His memorial fountain in London's bustling Piccadilly Circus is topped by an aluminum winged archer shooting an arrow downward ("burying a shaft"). Popularly, the statue is known as the god of love, Eros. Tradition has it that, while Eros stands in Piccadilly, no Londoner can be arrested for kissing a girl. Last week, if any Londoner felt like kissing in public, he had to watch his step; for Eros was removed-for the duration of World...
...Arrow, published by an anonymous group of journalists of whom the leader is grey-haired, pink-faced Fred Voigt, one of the ablest newspapermen in England and a close friend of Sir Robert Vansittart, famed Foreign Office careerist. Printed on a hand press in an Old Gloucester Street basement, Arrow comes out on Friday, helps to fill the weekend gap in British news. Its policy: ''England must be strong...
Archery is another lawn sport that is garnering devotees every year. Reason for its increasing popularity among brawny athletes who heretofore called it "sissy": the nationwide renaissance of bow-&-arrow hunting and fishing. Several States (notably Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, California, Oregon) have set aside preserves exclusively for bow-&-arrow hunters. A hunting bow is usually 5 ft. 4 in. long, has a 45 to 75-lb. pull, costs from $12 to $40. Prize Fighter Max Schmeling keeps in condition with a bow & arrow...
TenBroek was blinded at the are of 7 when an arrow shot by a playmate penetrated his eye. The accident did not deter him from a scholastic and legal career in which he has won high honors...
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