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Milwaukee's days are over and the Braves should settle for fifth. Age has withered Herr Warren Spahn, and custom not only staled his infinite variety but deprived him of his fastball. The Braves opened the season with no one in left or right, and it is very difficult for Hank Aaron to cover the whole outfield expanse...
...accordance with custom, the Cooperation, which includes the President and Fellows, refused to disclose details of its discussions...
President Charles de Gaulle has decided that the best way to run France is by referendum, "the clearest, frankest, most democratic practice there is. It is becoming a French custom." It also had the advantage that the President could determine the need, the timing, and the phrasing of any plebiscite...
...with Hollywood companies working abroad. She bared her north temperate zone in Two Nights with Cleopatra and her subtropics in Woman of the River. But the great moment of that early phase of her career came when she played a sponge diver in Boy on a Dolphin. Following the custom of native girls in the Greek islands, she lifted her skirt toward her hips, tucked it between her legs, and pinned it in back to her belt...
Another cause of minor friction was the happy Italian custom of shooting birds out of the sky with the nearest available firearm. Horrified German matrons pleaded for peace in the name of European unity, and most Italians reluctantly agreed. German mothers, who call the Italians "macaronis," would be happy to see the Roman romantics go. Not so their fun-loving daughters, who are even willing to pay for the drinks of their newfound cha-cha-cha partners. "It's worth it," said one Teutonic lovely: "You don't find Germans who can catch that rhythm...