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...pacifist movement was not completely dead. At the end of January a majority of students at the Divinity School signed a petition which was sent to Congress opposing any form of conscription on the grounds that it was un-Christian, contrary to American ideals, and self-defeating since it bred international misunderstanding and distrust. As war became more imminent, such protests became more unusual, and an increasing number of students at the University entered some form of voluntary military training...
...nation's poor knew little of the Boy Scouts; often they had never even heard of the organization. Among Negroes, the percentage was 64%. "What we have to do," says National Council (and IBM) President Thomas J. Watson Jr., "is adjust without changing fundamental Scouting aims." To Pittsburgh-bred Joseph A. Brunton Jr., 63, chief Scout executive for six years, this means developing "skills and muscle" necessary for expanding into untapped neighborhoods...
...pacifist movement was not completely dead. At the end of January a majority of students at the Divinity school signed a petition which was sent to Congress opposing any form of conscription on the grounds that it was un-Christian, contrary to American ideals, and self-defeating since it bred international misunderstanding and distrust. As war became more imminent, such protests became more unusual, and an increasing number of students at the University entered some form of voluntary military training...
...case of a good old horse against a good young horse. The youngster is Bret Hanover, the hulking (1,100 lbs.) four-year-old pacer whose 47 victories in 50 races made him the winningest race horse in the U.S. The oldster is Cardigan Bay, 10, a New Zealand-bred pacer whose own racing record showed 21 victories in 39 U.S. starts and total winnings of $586,981-$29,149 more than Bret Hanover. The race, a $65,000 stakes at New York's Yonkers Raceway last week, was appropriately called the Pace of the Century...
...bred in Maryland (no Maryland-bred had ever won the Derby...