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When the work was two-thirds finished, Britannica got discouraged with the amount of money Adler was spending (about $25,000 a month) and called a halt. Adler started phoning desperately. He sent Hutchins around the flank to Britannica's bankers, wangled permission to finish the job with only four editors (it took two more years). When it turned out that Britannica had no funds for an immediate sales campaign, Adler started writing letters, published brochures, finally hopped a plane and started selling in person. Notable catches: William Paley, Paul Mellon, Marshall Field, Conrad Hilton, Harold Swift. His biggest...
...used to go after mountain goats, moose and grizzlies, he now limits himself to smaller game such as pheasant and quail. He gets a lot of excitement out of it. When the birds rise, the general is likely to shoot all over the lot, yelling, "Artillery on the left flank, charge!" Farmers who let him hunt on their property are often rewarded; their children get a choice of toys from the Sears catalogue...
...Second Contact. Almost before he could give range and bearing, the Higbee was going into action. The officer of the deck rang for flank speed; the helmsman spun the wheel to comb the torpedo track. Alarm gonging, the Higbee heeled over, gathered speed. Captain Soballe tore on to the bridge; the crew clattered to battle stations...
Dedicating the bull to her mother, the 22-year-old Texas girl took bold command. Four times she drew the bull's charges in neat pases naturales, once so narrowly that blood from his flank streaked her tight-fitting pants. "Ole, huera! [Nice going, blondie!]," yelled the crowd. Then Pat executed a series of gaoneras (passes in which the muleta is held with one hand outstretched, the other behind the back). On one rush a horn grazed and jarred her. The fans yelled as they had not yelled since the great Manolete fought years ago in Juarez...
...starting forward line has remained the same all season. Walt Greeley is at center, with George Chase at right wing and Amory Hubbard at the other flank. Greeley and Hubbard each got one goal against M.I.T...