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...perfect place for outdoor entertaining. Had anybody noticed the large number of yachts moored near by? How did the Chicago Cubs make out (Cubs 0, Redlegs 2)? When the taxi stopped at his hotel, an aide turned Stevenson's attention to a car flying a "Stevenson for President" banner. Stevenson gave a perfunctory look, blinked, appeared to do a double-take as he realized that he was the subject of the unfurled admiration. "Hello!" he shouted. "Thanks−thanks...
...ever formed by the CCF. Shortly after taking office in 1944, Douglas launched a number of government-operated industries in the province of Saskatchewan; most of them wound up bankrupt, and the regime has since been encouraging private enterprise. Warned Douglas: "If you attempt to go forward under the banner of complete state ownership, you will be marching alone...
...saffron and scarlet banner of South Viet Nam continued to fly beside the all-quiet dividing line of the 17th parallel, Nikita Khrushchev begrudgingly admitted the new fact: "In South Viet Nam time has passed," said Khrushchev, "but no elections have been held. Why? Because a so-called democratic state has firmly entrenched itself...
...only fair-this time he hit Adcock on the thigh. But Gomez did not wait for the call; he turned tail and scuttled for the clubhouse. For a few minutes both teams milled about the Giants' bench, unminding the organist's emergency rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner. Then the game went on (Giants 8, Braves 6). Big Joe Adcock, fined $100 for his part in the skirmish, offered to shake hands and forget about it. Fleet-footed Ruben was set down for three days and fined $250-but that was the least of his worries...
...madness," he said in a lecture at Oxford. "I am conscious of my madness; therefore I am truly wise." Thus he lived and performed, an honored enigma. At one time, his work and his person seemed to have the embroidered smile of a saint on a religious banner; at another, the proud sneer of a Spanish beggar...