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...people of the Lancashire mill town of Nelson have twice chosen little (5 ft.) Dickie Bland to be their mayor. "Nelson doesn't like Dickie's principles," said one townsman, "but it does like Dickie." Beyond ordaining vegetarian menus at official luncheons and showing his disgust at puffed clouds of tobacco smoke, Dickie has returned the town's trust by keeping his convictions to himself as far as possible. However, he promised, "if anything comes along .during my term as mayor that makes me feel I couldn't mix my office with my principles, I will...
Point of No Return. In Philadelphia, after ransacking the Doering and Beatty Lumber Co. for half an hour. Burglar John Queenan finally found a slip of paper inscribed with the combination to the office safe, opened the safe, found it empty, in disgust telephoned police to come and arrest...
...looked at me with evident disgust. "Only for dogs. Why should cats be discriminated against? Is there any good reason why there should be favoritism for dogs and not for cats...
...aside, who would want to miss the 12th century hedgehog model that "provides itself with double breathing holes, so that, when it suspects the north wind is going to blow, it can shut up the northern one"? Or the camel which, when sold to a stranger, falls ill in disgust over the price? Animals may not be what the bestiary says they are, but obviously they ought...
Here at home, the War Production Board will erupt as Charles E. (Electric Charlie) Wilson and Donald M. Nelson bring their long-standing feud to a head. And Sidney J. Weinberg, WPB vice-chairman assigned to the job of making peace between them, will also quit in disgust. Charlie will be pleased to know that Governor Thomas E. Dewey will conduct a stirring campaign as the Republican nominee for President...