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...story of the chapel is told in the book's preface: "In the eastern apse of the war-scarred St. Paul's Cathedral, in the heart of the City of London, stood the Jesus Chapel, which was wrecked in the blitz of 1941. Where the Jesus Chapel once stood, a new shrine is now taking shape . . . The American Memorial Chapel in St. Paul's . . . commemorates the Americans of all services who lost their lives while based upon Britain during...
...really expects foul shots to be made in a "B" league House basketball game. So no one was surprised when the gangling senior with the over-sized gym pants missed his foul shot. But when Jerry Blitz, fullback turned basketball referee, handed the ball to the kid for a second shot--everyone, particularly the senior, was surprised...
...rule," Blitz explained, "if you miss the first shot, the ball is dead and the shooter gets another chance. If he misses that one, the ball is in play." Still gaping, the B team continued play...
Fullback Jerry Blitz and center Buddy Lemay were said to have looked good in the scrimmage, which was short, but extremely spirited...
...seem, Is but a dream within a dream . . ."), or curled up reading her red-leather volume of Shakespeare. She also went to school, but did badly in such practical subjects as arithmetic. In 1943, Claire and her mother returned to London. Says Claire: "We preferred the blitz...