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...Phelps' greatest asset, and it is a formidable one, is his ability to come up with striking images, and create effective moods. In his best poems this ability is exploited, and so the simple lyrics are the most effective, and those of a more didactic, or purely symbolic nature tend to fall flat. Mr. Phelps also has a tendency to use slight inaccuracies in syntax, under the impression that they are eminently subtle and thus convey a nuance which could not be obtained any other way. Needless to say, the subtlety remains in the poet's mind, somewhat beyond...
Wild during a very few appearances last year, Wadsworth has had only minor control problems in his recent starts. His record of four wins against a single loss is easily the best on the Crimson mound-staff...
Furthermore, the Crimson appears to have several fairly strong hitters. Chet Boulris is currently the best of these; his average stands at a high .388. George Harrington is not far behind with .373. Al Martin and John Davis have both been in minor slumps of late, but they are still dangerous batsmen...
...salty best, the former president and onetime senator advised congressmen, some of whom are bent on cuts, that the time to reduce mutual security is when "you feel the situation is so bad you first cut congressional salaries...
...years ago, Wilson wrote a best selling book on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Before traveling to Israel to research the scrolls, he mastered Hebrew in a little more than one month...