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ragged suits-that had been the garb of the original rebels in 1954. and finishing with a trim military band and disciplined, well-drilled detachments clad in U.S.-style fatigue uniforms and armed with Communist-made recoilless rifles, machine guns, mortars and bazookas...
Berliners dubbed Mary a "Pompadour in saintly garb." Despite her status as a mistress, she insisted that Wilhelm's morals conform to her own Calvinist standards. First, his pornographic pictures had to go. In a little ceremony by the fireplace, the pair solemnly watched the vast collection consumed in flames; then over oranges and tea, Mary lectured Wilhelm on the duties of a Christian prince. Wilhelm was soon sending swords to friends with the inscription: "In the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost." Under her badgering, he lent his name to her efforts to organize Berlin...
...flying south from Europe. When they got to Northern Rhodesia, Federal Premier Sir Roy Welensky nervously decided the visas of 26 Frenchmen and a Spaniard were not in order, turned them back. His border guards also confiscated 1,700 Ibs. of "clothing," which turned out to be military camouflage garb. But five tough-looking Belgian "mechanics" who had valid visas (and boasted openly to reporters that they were professional fighters) got on a train and went straight up to Moise...
...residents. If you live within a 15-mile radius of the university, you cannot reside on campus. However, each of the colleges is large, and has a dining room and cafeteria. The colleges are known for certain attributes. Trinity reveres its academic tradition, and academic robes distinguish the daily garb of its members. The University, in contrast, is known for its cafeteria political debates...
...Augustus John was born in the Welsh seacoast town of Tenby, the son of the leading barrister in town. He discovered his talent for drawing early, at 18 entered the University of London's Slade School of Fine Art. He let his hair and beard grow, adopted whatever garb-flowing smocks, trailing scarves, bright bandannas-that seemed appropriate to a budding genius. Thus the legend of Augustus John began...