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...have to give up before the end. As it turned out, however, neither of the kids was likely even to get wet. A small tidal wave of indignation swept Britain. Letters to the newspapers denounced the scheme as cruel exploitation. "I cannot help thinking," said Home Secretary James Chuter Ede in the House of Commons, "that swimming the Channel at that early age is rather a severe test even for an infant prodigy...
...James Chuter Ede...
...excited . . . Perhaps that is exactly what the Right Honorable gentleman likes to see." Brown weathered the rowdy week, then collapsed from exhaustion, sent word he would be absent until after Easter. Parliament's catering staff, messengers and policemen, also worn to a frazzle, sent a deputation to Chuter Ede, leader of the House. They complained that they got only 15 hours sleep the whole week, asked for relief...
...highest accolade-the "impossible" 6. Later, when all the scores of the two-day competition had been tabulated, Olympic Champion Dick Button had run away from the opposition like Citation in his prime. Button's score: 1,419.47 points out of a possible 1,537.2. Hungary's Ede Kiraly,* European champion, won second honors with...
Button piled up a total of 594.76 points out of a possible 613.2 in last night's free skating division. This, combined with Monday's compulsory figure totals, gave him a total score of 1419.47 points. Ede Kiraly of Hungary, European champion, finished second with 1344.92 points...