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...other American writer, cares not a whit about Europe's treasures. He dismisses the Louvre in 16 lines, half of which are devoted to its snack bar, and his principal comment about the ruins of ancient Rome is that "there's a remarkable permanency about the Colosseum." Fielding's forte-is leading his readers ("the normal Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Middletown, U.S.A.") gently by the hand to a real wingding of a time. He directs them to restaurants that will give them the red carpet and offers them personal introductions to a champagne magnate. He devotes...
...absence really does make the heart grow fonder, Arnie Palmer and Ken Venturi must think that Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player are the tops, the Colosseum and the Small Business Administration all rolled into one. Nick laus (at $152,000) and Player (at $71,000) were big winners on the 1965 pro tour, but so far this year they could qualify for unemployment compensation. Jack has played in one tournament and earned $1,405; Gary has yet to see a sixpence. And last week, with $57,000 up for grabs in San Francisco's Lucky International tournament, they were...
Those who went saw a slaughter, the most lopsided contest since lions lunched at the Colosseum. "I am going to punish him," Clay had said contemptuously. "I am going to beat him so badly that he'll need a shoehorn to get his hat on again." Cassius obviously is a man of his word. In the first round he was so busy taunting his opponent ("White American!") that he neglected to throw a punch and Patterson won the round. It was the only round...
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...outraged at the prostitution of justice we have just witnessed in Lowndes County, Ala. [Oct. 8]. If there is any sure sign of decay in the fiber of this country, it is in allowing this legal fakery to go on. Alabama has become a modern Colosseum where good men, Negro and white, are fed to the animals...