Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...restaurants, casinos and nightclubs are empty, except for pistol-packing bigwigs, and only a few of them. The Hotel Jaragua is almost deserted, and the 310-room Embajador, which cost $6,000,000 or so, had about 20 guests. I'm convinced that the slot machines and games are fixed in favor of the tourists, in hopes that someone will spread the good word back home. At least, I could not lose for winning on the slots, and I watched a blackjack dealer accomplish a nearly impossible feat: he went over 21 on three of five hands, thus keeping...
...Radcliffe Yearbook is a disappointment in other respects. Most notably, it suffers from too much written copy and too few photographs in proportion. While this criticism is equally applicable to 323, it is especially evident to Radcliffe girls, since previous Annex yearbooks had almost no written matter except a few captions...
Courtney was a continuous inspiration, a font of comfort and reassurance to all about him, as he occupied the exposed position at the very bottom of his class. Everyone enjoyed him. One of his roommates remembers that "Courtney slept most of the time, except when he played cards. He was swell. His mother sent him brownies." Another recalls, "He seldom gave anyone trouble. You see, he talked only on infrequent occasions, and then not very well...
...case for removing this organization is very strong. F.B.I. investigation and the supremacy of Federal law in treating subversives renders the Commission's role relatively unimportant, except for the questionable practice of listing each year all persons considered subversive by the Commission. Recently, this policy was changed from mandatory listing to permissive listing, thus preventing accused persons from condemnation without judicial trial...
Died. William Ford, 87, younger brother of the original Henry; of a heart attack; in Detroit. William resembled brother Henry in appearance only. When Henry left for the city, William stayed on the farm. "I have no use for cars except as something to ride in," said William, and when his tractor sales agency went bankrupt in the Depression, he was as good as his word, asked no help from his multimillionaire brother and got none...