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...dare wait to warm up the engine. However, the take-off's only flaw was the lopping of some branches off a few trees. Over the Channel they climbed to 9,000 feet but the old crate's engine began to conk out, and they had to descend to about 1,300 feet...
Colonel Philibert Collet's anti-Vichy Circassians, who descend from the Russians that went from the Caucasus to Turkey 80 years ago, found themselves blazing away at a detachment of fellow Circassians. After an exchange of appropriate Circassian signals, the Vichy Circassians came forth and fell on colorful Colonel Collet's Circassians' necks. Two bodies of Foreign Legionnaires drew beads on each other, but this mistake, too, was soon put right. After four days Kisswe capitulated...
...couple of days after his phone call, Reporter Frazer, accompanied by another Canadian censor, went to visit a convoy ship shortly before its sailing time. The censor, preparing to descend to the pilot boat, looked for Reporter Frazer. He was missing. The ship was searched. Still no Frazer. The ship sailed. Safely at sea, Reporter Frazer appeared as a stowaway. He had figured that British naval authorities would laugh off his stunt as a smart newspaper scoop, play ball with him in order to cash in on the romantic publicity. Instead the Canadian Navy got sore at him, still sorer...
Jazz-the real McCoy-has been defined as "collective improvisation." The Pentecostal gift of tongues is most likely to descend on jazz musicians when they are not hampered by printed notes. Improvisatory rituals, or jam sessions, are seldom open to the public. They take place in recording studios, or in musicians' homes. In Chicago, where U. S. jazz flowered in its second* great period, there used to be great jam sessions in hotspots after closing time. Then Union Boss Jimmy Petrillo, unable to see why a musician should play overtime for nothing, put his heavy foot down. In Manhattan...
Charles Spreyer worked out briefly yesterday, getting in some conditioning and thereby improving his chances of playing against Amherst. The Sabrinas will descend upon Soldiers Field, 32 strong, for a short practice in the Stadium tomorrow; 22 more will arrive Saturday and dress for the game...