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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...laugh heartily and without uneasiness at this character is a curious phenomenon. If he were obviously a caracature, an unbelievable reductio ad absurdum of certain germanic traits, it would be easier to understand. But Werfel's Colonel, while perhaps exaggerated, is nevertheless real; and the qualities we all find so amusing were terrorizing the world for six years...
Stengel hinted he might not start Bauer, who he said had a slight wrist injury. However, it was not so much the injury as an attempt to find a place for Elston Howard, his catcher-outfielder...
...business being in the island originally, and we have no business being there now," Emerson added. "If you find that through accumulated errors you are endangering the peace of the world, it's not wrong to withdraw, even in the face of force...
...They arrive in Cambridge as eager and awed as any. Some, of course, arrive with a chip on their shoulder and with a few choice words concerning Little Rock. These few have ample--indeed, abundant--opportunity to express their defense of segregation, Faubus, and States Rights, for they will find roommates equally eager to argue...
Enterprising students who telephoned Cambridge police were informed of the "odd-month, odd-side" amendment and were instructed at the time to "ignore all posted signs since they are superseded". They did is directed, only to be dismayed the following morning to find their cars again tagged. It seems the police had failed to also inform them that posted rules again go into effect after 6 a.m. and should no longer be ignored after that time...