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...condone as president of a university . . . A university could not undertake the kind of investigation which would find the really hidden Communists without destroying the life of the university. On the other hand if the government has evidence that there are such people there I hope they will ferret them out by FBI methods and prosecute them...
...Trucote, owned by Mrs. Leonard Smit. Last May it beat the Doberman and won the nation's No. 2 classic, the Morris & Essex Show at Madison, NJ. Other breed champions: Pekingese Ch. Tai Chuo Sun of Dah Wong, owned by Sara F. Hodges and Aimée Ferret; Laura Franklin Delano's long-haired dachshund, Ch. Tytucker of Gypsy Barn; Mr. & Mrs. Steven G. Gillich's chowchow, Ch. Owhyo Wag-Gee (winner of 130 best-of-breed blue ribbons in four years); J. Stuart Walton's Ch. Lyn Mar's Clown (best basset hound...
...battle against the Communist Party. The money, he replied, belonged to the Resistance, and much of it had been spent on a "fraternal association of former Maquis" and on publishing 10,000 copies of "documents of the Maquis." A further accounting was given by former Maquis Aide Paul Ferret: "We have given 33 million francs to the Communist Party for the purchase of a vacation camp, six million more for buying another property destined for the repose of Communist big shots from Paris. It's the party that owes us money...
Ankle-deep in the heather of a north German moor, the green-clad hunter carefully quartered the area until he found a rabbit hole. Noting fresh tracks, he solemnly commented: "Das ist gut." From a leather pouch on his hip he brought out a sleek, sausage-shaped ferret named Mookie. The three tiny bells on his neck tinkling, Mookie was launched down the rabbit hole. The Jagermeister (hunt master) watched intently as Mookie's master raised his gauntleted left arm and spoke soothingly to the malevolent-looking hawk tethered to his wrist. "Steady, Diana. Steady, pretty girl," whispered...
...rabbit pinned, one foot on its back, the other on its head, her wings tenting the prey. She whimpered excitedly while Stehle distracted her with a spare piece of rabbit meat and took the kill from her claws. The rabbit was pouched and Diana was re-thonged. Ferret Mookie stayed underground while the hawk was airborne, but he quickly emerged and was re-pocketed to await the next assignment...