Word: elephantic
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Ever since war's end, Konni Zilliacus had been zooming and buzzing around the Labor government's left flank like a gnat harassing an elephant. Several times, the great beast had flapped its ears in protest. Last week it hauled off with its trunk and struck. Konni Zilliacus...
The polished oarsmanship of Elephant stroke Mike Shally and the men behind him, plus the coaching of James Ducy, assistant dean of admissions, have placed Eliot along side Kirkland in the ranks of serious Straus Trophy contenders. No official time was recorded.
Tied for third were Adams and the Eliot second crew, which raced for the fun of it and to show the depth of Elephant crew talent. Lowell and Kirkland tied for last.
This newspaper is looking around for a man who has a childlike sense of humor and who feels indiscriminate affection for animals. Such a man is needed to do the paper's circus reviews. In his absence, however, the job must continue to be done, and if the present reviewer...
Last week, though the leather folder on the President's desk fattened with candidates for Government jobs, there was a painful shortage of iron men with elephant hides. There was no stampede of qualified men for Royall's $15,000 job, or the $10,000 under secretaryship abandoned...