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...refused to officiate (because the captain was not a Jew); ditto a district commissioner (because he was not a British subject). He was turned down by an Anglican church in Jaffa (because the bride was not a Christian) and by a Greek Orthodox priest (who considered both outside his flock). A ship captain said he could perform the ceremony by taking them on a special trip beyond the three-mile limit. But when he quoted his price, the couple decided it would be cheaper to fly to Europe and be married there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Stamp of Judaism | 10/25/1948 | See Source »

...season will be run off as a round-robin, each team getting one chance at every other. The robin of the season will clash colors with the winning flock of Yale tweeters Friday, November 19. Traditionally there is also a playoff between the League worms...

Author: By John Shortlidge, | Title: 200 Don Pads for Football Inter-House League Tourney | 10/6/1948 | See Source »

Since its creation early in 1947, Senator Saltonstall's War Memorial Committee has considered a flock of large scale plans for a commemoration of the University's World War II dead. They have included a $500,000 scholarship fund, a new medical center, and a $2,500,000 activities center. These were all projects of recognized merit. But now the Committee apparently has scrapped them for all time. Instead it has urged alumni to buy a $50,000 plaque in Memorial Church, and as far as a memorial goes, to call...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: War Memorial Report | 10/5/1948 | See Source »

Briefly, Valpey has a strong end corps, headed by Sophomore Bob DiBlasio; a potential all-American tackle in Howie Houston (he was included this month on several national all-American listings); four evenly-matched centers; and a flock of adequate backs...

Author: By Steve Cady, | Title: Crimson is Still on Fundamentals As Columbia Opener Approaches | 9/27/1948 | See Source »

...great flock of pigeons roosted in the Stadium during the summer, and now it is going to take 15 men three days to clean up after them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Look Brightens Soldiers Field | 9/27/1948 | See Source »

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