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...hopelessly internecine differences. As Sadhu Singh Dhami, a distinguished Sikh scholar, said last week: "The cow is sacred to the Hindus and pork repulsive to Moslems. . . . The Hindus are rather noisy in their ritual and greet an interesting variety of mute gods with a blare of conch shells and din of gongs, while the Moslems' worship of Allah is austere and silent and includes a bit of healthy physical exercise. The Moslem is circumcised, while the Hindu is not; the Moslem clips his mustache in a certain way, while the Hindu does not. The Hindu wears a wisp...
...heard above the martial din...
There were two sirens used in the drill, one located atop Widener Library, the other situated in Central Square. They were supplemented by about ten factory whistles located in various districts around Cambridge, and the resulting din could be heard over much of the Greater Boston area...
...maker of pictures such as Penny Serenade, Vivacious Lady, Annie Oakley, Gunga Din, one of the best Astaire-Rogers musicals (Swing Time), Director Stevens has exhibited a versatile talent, a wide range. He has never consciously tried to make a "great picture." But Columbia, which has him under one of Hollywood's favored producer-director contracts, is betting that he will. At 37 he is one of the youngest good directors in the business...
Even the steel frames of factories and shipways now abuilding are quietly welded together. Silenced for good is the awful din of the structural riveter who clattered up against the U.S. sky in the '20s, a splendid symbol and at the same time an infernal nuisance...