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...Middle East: The U.S. should call a conference of the Arab states to study '"tension, unrests and disagreements" in the area; should "make it crystal clear to all the world that any move toward Russian political, economic, or military domination in the Middle East, be it covert or overt, will not be tolerated...
Sharply and concisely, Judge Streit summarized a "heinous, degrading and shocking" picture: "I found that intercollegiate basketball and football at Kentucky have become highly systematized, professionalized and commercialized enterprises. I found covert subsidization of players, ruthless exploitation of athletes, cribbing at examinations, 'Illegal' recruiting, a reckless disregard of their physical welfare, matriculation of unqualified students, demoralization of the athletes by the coach...
...wear sensible flat shoes as they go about their nefarious work. His men meet conspiratorially in darkened alleys. His Communist cells are all "mystery" groups thinking up "mystery" plans. Philbrick constantly adopts the label of "counterspy." The only person the book pictures as capable of spying out anything more covert than as Elks meeting is Philbrick himself...
...Gone away!" has nothing to do with the situation pictured. That cry is used when the hunted fox is seen leaving the covert from which hounds have routed...
...hounds in your picture will be moved off at a steady trot by a few short notes on the horn, when huntsman is ready to go draw the next covert...