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...Solorzano. Leathery Bullfighter Juan Silveti rolled up, slapped the President on the back, roared: "How's it going, Plaza old boy?" Plaza grinned. "I have a lot of friends in Mexico," he beamed, "who are bound to me by the craziness of bullfights." Later, there was an informal buffet supper, where Ecuador's President and 600 other guests consumed 15 barbecued lambs, two calves, 30 turkeys, 5,000 tortillas, 60 kilograms of beans, 14 gallons of mole, six gallons of chili sauce, three barrels of pulque (Plaza drank two glasses and liked...
Once at a buffet luncheon she found a bowl of uncooked eggs waiting to be used for eggnogs. "You know, I've always wanted to throw a dozen eggs," she said to nobody in particular. Whereupon she selected a dozen and threw them at the nearest wall, not missing it once...
...crashed through De Bruin's blockade of glove and muscle. Robinson was on target, bombarding his opponent with boxing's most effective and versatile arsenal. By the middle of Round Eight, De Bruin had had enough. Pummeled and pounded by a copper-colored whirlwind that seemed to buffet him from all sides, he wearily threw up a hand in a gesture of defeat and ambled out of the ring. It was Sugar Ray Robinson's 125th victory in a string that has stretched for eleven years with only two draws and one defeat...
Alumni and the senior class will parade to Soldiers Field Wednesday afternoon for the annual Harvard-Yale baseball game, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Following the game, an informal buffet supper and an outdoor dance will be held in Eliot House courtyard. A Band and Glee Club concert will also be given Wednesday evening...
After degrees are awarded, Alumni will be served a buffet luncheon in the Yard, while the class of '51 returns to the Houses to receive diplomas. In the afternoon President Conant and Governor Dover will speak at an Alumni Association meeting. Three top honorary degree winners make their speeches at this time...