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...flag drop, 33 low-hung, overpowered racing cars, almost blacked out by clouds of dust and exhaust smoke, roared down the brick and asphalt Indianapolis Speedway track last week in the first lap of the 500-mile Memorial Day grind. The Speedway rightfully prides itself on being the proving ground for most of the automotive advances in the past 40 years, and this year improved cars and equipment produced a whole roster of shiny new records. But speed outstripped design. Only six of the starting thoroughbreds managed to last the full distance...
...gamble on simplicity (about $30,000 to build and race his car) paid off. Getting better than six miles a gallon out of the special fuel (40% alcohol, 40% gasoline, 20% benzol), Belanger's racer had to make only one pit stop (for a cracked exhaust pipe, fuel and two tires). Oil-smeared Driver Lee Wallard, grinning happily from ear to ear, had a modest explanation for his part of the winning gamble: "I just tried to keep moving and stay out of trouble...
...very determined. I used to be agonized by my freckles. Now I just don't attempt to hide them. They're not madly ugly, are they? . . . Only the really plain people know about love. The very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression they soon exhaust their talents...
...Paris contained a greater proportion of Communists than had ever sat in a French parliament. The Reds were not interested in playing the game of ministerial musical chairs the Third Republic's politicians loved so well. But they were quite content to let the "third parties" exhaust themselves-and France-at the old game...
...Suggested answers should exhaust all reasonable alternatives. Question 33: "If Harvard continues to have losing football seasons, would you favor dropping football? (1) Never (2) No (3) No opinion...