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...however, felt passionately different about its numerous picturesque fragments on India's west coast. Goa, chief among them, is the symbol of a golden age of Portuguese conquest four centuries ago and important to Catholic Portuguese as the final resting place of St. Francis Xavier. Goa is also economi cally profitable: last year the port exported more than $11 million worth of manganese and iron ore. In Lisbon, Nehru's designs on Goa were greeted by obstinate fury. Lisbon's Diario de Noticias angrily denounced Nehru as a misguided forerunner of Communism. "The spectacular show staged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Land of Peace | 8/16/1954 | See Source »

...Besides being efficient and economi- cal, boxing is the least harmful of any of the so-called 'personal contact' sports. It builds you up without any risk of broken bones or term muscles. It should be realized that college boxing is quite distinct from 'prize fighting'; there is no connection whatsoever. Boxing is the oldest and most honorable of manly sports and merits a place among the college activities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FISTIC FANS WANT BOXING TO BE RECOGNIZED AS MINOR SPORT | 10/27/1926 | See Source »

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