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...gutted cities of World War II, idealists tried to create a united Europe by means of a political idea: the Council of Europe. They failed. Then came the hardheaded soldiers and diplomats who wanted to "build Europe" through a European army in a common uniform-and in the ugly, fruitless debate over EDC, all the idealism almost went out of the European dream. Last week, somewhat to their surprise, Europeans found themselves being offered a third chance to build Europe. This time the approach was economic, and, surprisingly enough, the chances were good...
...attended national as well as regional conventions. Nothing constructive ever comes of them. Nothing ever will. It is inherent in their ephemeral nature. Nothing the Council will do, assuming it will do anything beside buying its members season tickets to Durgin Park, could waste money in a more fruitless manner...
Intellect as Passion. Shaw left no children and "expressed regret that his marriage had been fruitless." The fact was, says Biographer Ervine, that Charlotte Payne-Townshend had a morbid "horror of sexual relations." But no man ever had a better helpmate than Charlotte. When she died in 1943, Shaw became "hysterical" with sorrow, shedding tears one moment and trying to sing the next...
After an hour of fruitless calling, CAA declared an emergency. From California, Arizona, Utah, from as far away as Texas, search planes ripped off the runways, fanned out to search for the missing airliners...
...have appealed to the ASPCA and allied groups for assistance, but so far our search has been utterly fruitless. May I ask through the medium of your columns that everyone be on the watch-out for our lost brother. He is generally corroded and has feathers. Our phone number is EL 4-8445. Howard Corni '57 President Harvard Lampoon