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Argentina's President Arturo Frondizi was known more for his political nimbleness than for his determination. But rarely has a Latin American President clung so courageously to his elected office in the face of such overwhelming opposition. For eleven days, Argentina's dominant military demanded his resignation as the "best patriotic solution to maintain the constitutional structure of the nation." Frondizi's reply was always the same: "I do not resign, nor will I resign." At last, led by a tough army general named Raul Poggi, the military physically removed the constitutional President of the land...
...Ohio-born Arthur Compton made his scientific debut at ten with a treatise on elephants' toes, won the Nobel Prize (together with Britain's Charles T.R. Wilson) at 35 with the discovery that X rays are composed of particles, but despite his steeping in the scientific method clung to a deep religious faith, occasionally preaching from Presbyterian pulpits...
...early canvases look vaguely like the work of Braque or Gris, but Léger was never to be a cubist. What interested him was not dissection but construction; while the cubists shattered the surface of reality and the surrealists explored the world of dreams, Léger clung to the familiar objects and figures all about him, using them like brightly colored blocks to build his compositions...
...pyramid toppled. Three men crashed to the ground and lay sickeningly still. The other three men caught the girl and clung to the wire, holding her by her wrists until an improvised net was spread out below. Of the three who fell, two were killed, including Dieter Schepp. The third, Mario Wallenda, had a fractured skull and was not expected to live...
Ingenious as it is, the entry of the 880 is one more reflection of the tribulations that have cut Chrysler's share of the U.S. auto market from 14% in 1960 to 10% at present. Despite disappointing sales of its 19615, Chrysler clung to its losing bet on wedge-shaped European styling, and added some neo-fin details in most 1962 models. Result: its daily sales rate last month slipped nearly 16% below December 1960 while the auto industry as a whole was scoring a 7.4% gain. By New Year's Day, Chrysler dealers had stacked...