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...Jersey, a Kennedy lieutenant received his instructions to stand by in heavily Democratic Hudson County on election night, grab the predictably heavy pro-Kennedy first returns and flash them to the West Coast, where (because of the time difference) polls would still be open for three hours and there still might be time to exploit a last-minute psychological flurry for Kennedy...
Against Syracuse last week, Robertson not only scored 39 points to lead his team to a 143-140 victory, but artfully threaded passes to teammates to assist in another eight baskets and catapulted off the floor to grab a dozen rebounds in elbowing, hip-swinging skirmishes under the hoop. In everything he did, Robertson fascinated pro fans with the same quality that has always set him apart: a rhythmic style of play that seemed to float him around the floor...
...correspondents encountered similar (and classic) occupational hazards-scrambling for planes, trains and buses, filing stories from odd places at odder hours, seeking out the nearest shower and jiffy laundry. Both men move fast, Sidey and Meyers agree. "When the candidate stops speaking," says Meyers, "it's time to grab your typewriter and start fighting your way to the bus." Neither reporter had any complaint about the manner in which the press is treated: in each camp, speeches are mimeographed, planes chartered, reservations confirmed and wires dispatched with cool efficiency...
...goodbye to their Ted, Williams hit near homers in his two previous trips to the plate. In the third inning, he belted a high fly to deep center, 20 feet short of the wall; in the fifth, Baltimore rightfielder Al Pilarcik backed against the bullpen fence to grab another Williams...
...them together and builds up a picture of the object touched. The octopus brain cannot do this, even when several arms are touching the same object. Apparently its central intelligence does not even know clearly where its arms are. In other words, while the octopus is still likely to grab hold of anything that comes close, its brain may have only a vague notion about what that anything may be. This may be of small comfort to the victim...