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With an American photographer, a French guide and an escort of 70 Cambodian soldiers, Wharton established a study camp close to the kouprey country. There are only about 500 koupreys left, and although they are big animals (5 ft. 6 in. at the shoulders), they are as shy as deer. During the day they hide in the thickest jungle, grazing only at night. "They are so elusive," says Wharton, "that you might almost call them ghost animals. But they are the kings of wild cattle. They have grace and elegance not found in ordinary beasts...
...Yvonne sets about casting off her saloon background in favor of class. She keeps her pinkie raised when holding a teacup, and moves about in circles where the talk runs to such refined remarks as, "May I escort you to the punch bowl?" She also undergoes a moral reformation. She turns up her nose at a life of luxury by spurning two handsome, wealthy suitors, and runs off instead with poor but honest Seaman Hudson, who has followed her to San Francisco. By the fadeout, Yvonne has obviously acquired class. Unfortunately, Scarlet Angel never does...
Five bus loads of celebrants rolled away from the Union early in the evening, with the sirens of a motorcycle escort, plus the gratis contribution of Cambridge Fire Department sirens, adding...
...retired last summer. He pleaded for the fastest possible creation of a minimum air force: an atomic "strike force" ready to take off on retaliatory raids within a few hours after an attack on the U.S.; enough transports to service the strike force at overseas bases, and fighters to escort the bombers on their missions; at least 30 wings of all-weather jet fighters to intercept enemy bombers. Until these minimums are achieved, the Army & Navy should be cut to "token" appropriations...
Several years ago the daughter of the president of Colby College and her escort were walking by the spacious Observatory grounds, when a burglar jumped out of the darkness and snatched her purse containing $1.35. Shortly afterwards another man was robbed and the culprit again escaped...