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That evening, in the clear California night, 70,000 people crushed into the Los Angeles Coliseum, watched a Flag Day parachute bomb shoot up, heard The Star-Spangled Banner, watched the flag raised, chanted the pledge of allegiance to the flag, bowed heads in prayer, roared approval as grizzled G. O. P. Oldtimer Joseph Scott introduced "the next President of the United States...
Henry Wallace stood last week on the cornstalk-decorated stage of the Coliseum in Des Moines to undergo what was a political ordeal for a shy man-to accept the Democratic nomination for Vice President. His unruly hair combed back for a change, his wide features expanding in a boyish grin, he beamed on the crowd in a way that made it unmistakable-it was a great occasion for him. The crowd of 7,000 to 8,000, almost filling the Coliseum, roared back, waved banners WELCOME HOME, HANK and WHO WANTS WINDY WENDELL WILLKIE...
...broadcast three services, one of them conducted by the Archbishop of York, to Britain's soldiers and sailors. In Westminster Cathedral, Cardinal Kinsley celebrated High Mass. The King's chaplain, the Reverend Pat McCormick, preached to tense crowds at the Coliseum, famed London vaudeville house. To his munitions workers, now on a seven-day week. Lord Nuffield declared that every man should take for his text on Sunday: "Work and pray...
Despite the weather, the party was a huge success. The publicity paradise reached seventh heaven at Ak-Sar-Ben's coliseum, where 8,000 funsters unanimously nominated Gracie for President. Making her acceptance speech, Candidate Allen squirmed uncomfortably, kept tugging at her hips, finally blurted: "My girdle is killing...
...Southern California last week, the major issue was whether undefeated U. C. L. A. (University of California at Los Angeles), with its three Negro headliners, could beat Santa Clara (beaten only by the powerful Texas Aggies). In Los Angeles' Coliseum, 50,000 fans watched a bruising game that ended in a scoreless tie and increased the humble Uclans' prestige as a formidable West Coast team-a threat to the University of Southern California's Rose Bowl aspirations...