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Former General Curt-Ulrich von Gerstorff rose to protest. Individuals cannot judge the justice of war, he said; "the individual can only know that every war-even the unjust war-is a threat to his fatherland. Do you expect the fire brigade to stop fighting the fire because the mayor of the town lit the fire himself? There is only one thing we can do: take care that the government is composed of peace-loving...
...newspaper recently decided that it had just the right reviewer for this book: famed patriarch of Boston pols, ex-Mayor James Michael Curley. When he agreed, the paper mailed him a check along with the review copy. Back came the book and check in a few days, with a curt note from the doughty octogenarian: "The matter is in the hands of my attorneys." Reason for his indignation: a strong resemblance between the book's hero, Frank Skeffington, and James Michael Curley. Asked if he considered Skeffington to be a portrait of himself, Curley snapped: "No question about...
Captain Pete Churchill will head the Crimson team as he competes in four events. Jack Nohr, Curt Beebe, and Joe Poindexter have entered the cross country and jumping. The varsity skiers entered in the downhill and slalom events are Ash Hallett, Charlie Thomas, Bill Lingelbach and Tim Thacher...
...best Crimson time was turned in by Don Stevenson, who came in ten minutes behind the winner, an Olympic team member. Curt Beebe, who was last year's Yardling captain, placed thirty-fifth, followed by Bill Talbot and Mel Bristol, neither of whom have had much cross-country experience. Brad Powers was unable to finish because of trouble with his bindings...
Over New Year's weekend the Crimson skiers placed sixth out of eight teams in the pre-season Intercollegiate Meet at Lyndonville, Vt. Pete Churchill took eighth in the jumping with a 105.8-foot average. Hanson Robbins placed 15th, Joe Poindexter and Curt Beebe placed 31st and 32nd respectively...