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...perhaps, sudden-like, she might see that it was the same old thing: White folks in this country have been demanding that Negroes lie to them for a long time. The lie and its anticipated consequence, a slight but noticeable and sometimes crucial lifting of the hob-nailed boot from a black neck, formed a principle of existence for a whole lot of people long before the Fathers signed their ambiguous document and still does. If you act white, you're going to be lied to. Or better, if you don't act black. Because skin is skin...
...Tiger fullback Omats Omatete transformed Crimson drives into Princeton offensives with kicks that cleared mid-field every time. From there, right inside Okura Wawa and center Webb Harrison could boot the ball the rest...
Deep into the fourth quarter, the Tigers held onto their 1-0 lead. Then, with six minutes showiwng, the Crimson's Chris Ohiri found the mark--quite by accident. His boot caused Princeton goalie Pete Svastich to dive to his right. But a Tiger fullback, Bill Hackett got there first, and deflected the ball into the empty part of the goal. Unartistic, perhaps, but enough to send the game into two five-minute overtimes...
...Light Blue scored immediately at the start of the second half, and took several close shots that almost tied the score, but the Crimson backs were finally able to control play. Halfback passing to the line set up Ohiri's second goal, which was followed by a scoring boot from wing Sam Thompson. The Columbia team seemed to lose its nerve after the double disaster, and took no more shots in the game...
...officials, senior ministers and elder statesmen go through an elaborate, private process of divination aimed at reaching what is euphemistically called "the consensus" of the party; when they have settled on a candidate who is acceptable to both Cabinet and parliamentary party and looks like a vote getter to boot, the name is presented for routine approval to the Queen. Thus Macmillan's successor will probably not be announced until after Parliament reconvenes Oct. 24 and the Prime Minister formally resigns. In all probability, Macmillan will be given an earldom...