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There is also the matter of tracing wayward luggage and sometimes replacing lost tickets. There was the case of two travelers, for instance, who had to get new tickets midway through a business trip. They had stopped to enjoy some duck hunting, got caught in a downpour and their tickets had disintegrated. Another traveler sheepishly explained why he needed another set of tickets: he had left the first set in his shirt pocket, tossed the shirt into the washing machine...
...Dismal Rain. From speaker.after speaker, the words "immediate ceasefire" drummed on the government like a dismal rain. Premier Joseph Laniel tried to head off the downpour until after Geneva, arguing in effect that the government could better come to terms at Geneva if let alone. The critics persisted. Laniel and his Cabinet made the issue-whether to debate Indo-China now or later-an issue of confidence. Laniel won his vote of confidence 311 to 262, but it .was only a stay until another showdown soon-and probably the last confidence vote the Laniel government would...
...Business School Field was a quagmire, the afternoon's steady downpour had become a torrent and Dartmouth led 7 to 6 when center midfielder Tim Anderson drove a flick shot on an an assist from Ed Curtis past the Indian goalie to tie matters at 1:31. On the face-off following the goal Anderson took the ball, drove his way around three defenders, and tossed to Monk Aiello who made...
Grandstand Play. In Darwin, Australia, aborigines staged a rainmaking dance as part of a native-dance festival, had to stop when a downpour drenched the area...
...M.I.T. soccer game that could not be played on sunny Wednesday afternoon because of rain went on yesterday in a steady downpour...