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...glamor of the conference, the rich stained glass lights and solemn shadows of the fusty Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. There, in the simple garb of a gentleman, His Majesty George V, King and Emperor, Defender of the Faith, stood up with his Prime Minister at his elbow and solemnly pronounced open the Naval Conference of the Five greatest powers...
...Norwegian had two chances of landing the best punches for every chance squat Uzcudun had of staying away from them, cheered when, in the first round, Uzcudun spread his legs to keep from falling. After that Uzcudun kept his chin on Von Porat's chest and his elbows in front of his own jaw. Suddenly an elbow would straighten, a fist appear, whirl through the air, land on flesh. Paulino's prestige has been dimmed by recent drubbings handed out by Max Schmeling, Tuffy Griffiths. His victory leaves the heavyweight situation more muddled than ever...
Greek knows Greek. Tsaldaris knew that there must be aces up Venizelos' sleeves, whether or not they seemed to be rolled elbow high. Said he sulkily:"I will reserve my decision until I can investigate...
Heart Probe. At the Auguste Viktoria Hospital, Eberswalde, Germany, a Dr. Forssmann, assistant surgeon, opened a vein at his elbow and into it worked a long, soft rubber probe through the circuitous passages to his heart. Then he walked to the hospital X-ray machine to prove his accomplishment. Similar stunts have often been performed on experimental animals. The therapeutical value of such practices is not yet known, but Dr. Forssmann thinks that such probing can introduce certain medicaments directly to the heart better than the blood will carry them there...
...Raus mit dem Schieber!" bawled stentorian voices. "Out with the slippery guy!" Mayor Boess blanched even paler. Frau Boess, defiantly wearing her notorious fur coat, squeezed his elbow to hearten him. First up the gangplank to greet them came Berlin's acting Mayor, Bürgermeister Scholtz with a fat briefcase full of documents of the latest evidence against the Sklarek brothers and their city clothing contracts. Glumly he presented it to his superior, then ducked away to speed back to Berlin by airplane...