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Enter the villain: the rich boy's big brother (Humphrey Bogart). who wants junior to merge with a sugar king's daughter so that he, Bogart, can make her father jump through the wedding hoop in a business deal. Audrey, however, is flanking his maneuver. After a hasty inspection of her flank, Bogart determines to turn it, and on that line the rest of the plot is fought...
...Cover) In the vast, air-conditioned, limestone building covering five acres of Washington, D.C. which Harold Ickes built for his Interior Department in 1936, there is a sixth-floor suite lovingly planned by Ickes for Ickes. Two private elevators lead to the Ickes suite; two Alaskan totem poles flank the entry hall, 55 feet long. Beyond come stenographic offices and then the Secretary's private office: walnut-floored, oak-paneled and immense (960 sq. ft., as much as a five-room house). Near by are the private aide's office, private dining room, private conference room (which Ickes...
...214th meeting between the schools since 1868 includes Ned Felton or George Anderson at first, Art Noyes at second, Ed Krinsky at short, Jim Rahal at third, one George MacDonald behind the plate. In the outfield, Captain Dick Scheer in left and Don Butiers in right will flank Bill Cleary...
...first surge of the Liberals was pushed back. They then tried a flank attack over members' desks. Several Socialist women, kicking and screaming, were dragged out of the way. A Liberal advance party reached the speaker's chair, but Speaker Tsutsumi was not among them. A lady legislator, one of Japan's emancipated women, complained later: "One of those louts tore the sleeve from my sweater, one I picked up in Denmark. If I catch him I'll tear his eyeballs...
...league's leading batters will also start for the varsity. Back in the outfield is sophomore Bill Cleary, who, with a .344 average, stands eighth in league hitting. Captain Dick Scheer and Don Butters will flank him in the outfield...