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Many of the delegates whose job it is to find the answers, crept into town almost furtively. Headed by sly Andrei Vishinsky (Molotov is staying at home for a while), Russia's sprawling delegation whisked off to its snuggery among the millionaires on Long Island's north shore. Officials at U.N.'s Secretariat resolutely turned down reporters' requests for a list of other delegates' hotels. "There have been protests," explained an official with a somewhat sly look, "particularly from the Arabs. Probably they don't want to be disturbed...
...with his family to Dallas, moved next door to the cathedral. But he could not sleep. Every night someone stole into the cathedral and started tolling the bell. One night, Father Swartsfager hid a baseball bat under his cassock, waited to ambush the bell-ringer. Soon, a tall boy crept out of the shadows. The priest grabbed...
Bacon: 85?. There was no letup as the summer wore on. In Chicago, eggs were up from 57? (in June) to 65? a dozen; in St. Louis, butter had crept from 77? to 83? a pound; in Milwaukee a pound of round steak had jumped from 73? in June to 83?; in San Francisco, a pound of sliced bacon from 75? to 85?. Many tenants had just gotten a bill for 15% increase in rent...
Gradually, as Philip became a fixture in the family circle, his name crept into Elizabeth's tea-table talk. Her friends began to have their suspicions, and often prankish Princess Margaret would infuriate her sister by wondering out loud if Elizabeth's heart was jumping when Philip was due for a visit. Then, last fall, Philip spent several weeks with the Royal Family at Balmoral. By the time Philip's visit was over, Elizabeth's mind was made up, and she told her father all about it. As fathers the world over are prone...
...necessary for all purposes. A fair charge of ordinary explosive is enough to destroy, for instance, an aerial target, e.g., an enemy bomber. When launching methods are perfected, the missiles may take off in flocks, rising like falcons from the deck of a giant submarine which has crept toward an enemy coast...