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MADEMOISELLE casts Leslie Caron as a French governess whose twelve-year-old ward dreams he has grown up and become handsome Farley Granger. Neatly directed by Vincente Minnelli, this romantic romp toys amusingly with its subject...
...Sacks continued his attack on the Harvard foul shooting record as he notched 18 points, 16 of them coming from the free throw line. Teammate Billy Dennis played another fine game, scoring 17 points on seven field goals. Both Dennis and Sacks played well under the backboard, although Dick Farley, sophomore Green center, was the key there...
...Attorney General of the U.S., a highly capable lawyer, is recognized as the best political strategist of his party, but he is neither a happy-hander like Jim Farley nor a glowering bully like Mark Hanna. He is a slim (5 ft. 10 in., 150 lbs.), neatly tailored man with an easy smile, a low-pitched voice, a high-pitched forehead, and the unassuming air of a side-aisle usher in a big-city church...
...Deal wing of the party, led by ailing Bronx Boss Ed Flynn, Mutual Security Director W. Averell Harriman and Representative Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. Behind the loser -one William H. Morgan of Cortland-was the conservative wing, led by former National Chairman and Postmaster General (1933-40) James A. Farley. After his election, Balch promptly demonstrated that his organization is still seriously divided: he hinted broadly that he didn't even consider Old Headmaster Farley a "real Democrat...
Some political pundits thought all this a serious setback for Jim Farley's effort toregain a position of power in the New York organization. They thought it meant that the Democratic nominee for governor in 1954 will be Harriman or Roosevelt, and not Farley. However, a close look at the vote prompted some second thoughts. With most of the organization's wheels against him, Farley had managed to get 104 votes for his man to 181 for Balch. Farley's side got more votes than Balch did outside of New York City. This...