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...will doubtless deal sternly with any real Reds or their sympathizers in the overthrown government of former President Jacobo Arbenz-if he can catch them. Of Arbenz and his Foreign Minister Guillermo Toriello, Castillo Armas said: "These men are criminals . . . responsible for torturing and killing many people." He froze the assets of the ex-President and 99 of his cohorts, and seized Arbenz' 6,700-acre showplace cotton plantation...
...Graustein plan froze each department at its "historic size," and then determined the average length of time a professor stays on the Faculty. By dividing the latter figure (an estimated 34 years) by the former, the plan determines how often a department can appoint permanent members...
...autumn of 1952 wore into winter, Schwable was kept in a series of tiny, dank caves, watched around the clock by guards who made a practice of shining flashlights in his eyes to wake him up hourly at night. Water spilling from his tea froze on touching the ground. Said he: "I never stopped shivering...
...allowed to relieve himself at a latrine for long periods of time, and once did so in his drinking cup. The sickening contents froze, and for two days he chipped away to make the cup usable again. Finally he was allowed some hot water, which melted the rest. He drank the contents. "It didn't taste so good," he said, staring at the court, "but I was thirsty...
...preliminary game, the Yardlings edged the Bruin cubs in overtime, 67-66. Brown had tied the game, 62-62, at the end of the regulation time, but the Yardlings grabbed the lead with about 40 seconds of the overtime left. They froze the ball for the remainder of the period to clinch...