Word: block
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Beyond Deserts. That night, in a little Italian restaurant called La Pantera, he had the bubblingest, headiest experience of all. Outside La Pantera, a full block at the foot of Telegraph Hill had been roped off and was jammed with jostling, laughing, folk-singing Italians, who drank free wine from paper cups and made the night ring with their cheers at Stevenson's simple statement: "I have come here to ask for your vote." While four cops wrestled to hold back the crowd. Stevenson struggled into La Pantera for dinner with Owner Rena Nicolai and her employees. They pushed...
...increased 100% during the past year. But, like many another Episcopal body politic, it suffers from pains in the joints where High-Churchman meets Low-Churchman. To the Highs, who run the diocese, the representation of one vote per parish, regardless of size, and the custom of prearranged block voting in conventions seems nothing but conducive to smooth and orderly management. To the Lows it seems unfair and undemocratic...
T.W.A. is countering with plans for a 15-day excursion flight from New York to London for $350 round trip. Big stumbling block to both plans: they must be approved by the International Air Transport Assn., whose European members are against any fare decrease...
...single draw, all the seeded teams drew first round byes, thus moving Junta and Harris into the second round automatically. The other Crimson team of Heckscher and Cal Place will oppose Joe McOwen and Larry Block of Holy Cross in the opening round...
...staff-that the papers would go on with their separate identities. Scripps-Howard's 36.5% of Enquirer stock will not come into its own hands until August 1957; until then, the stock must go into the voting trust run by Enquirer Publisher Roger Ferger, who tried hard to block last week's deal. Meanwhile, the chain is trying to buy more Enquirer stock...