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Handshake, No Bow. Even before Elizabeth arrived on the island, she had agreed to change her traveling plans so as not to interfere with the island kingdom's strictly observed Methodist Sabbath. Queen Salote made an equal concession in permitting her subjects for the first time to greet both her and the British royalty with a handshake in the British fashion, instead of the low bow favored in Tonga. From all over her kingdom, the Friendly Islanders came by two-wheeled horsecart and outrigger canoe to extend the greeting...
...casual saunter with which the British team goes out to greet the returning climbers and to hear the fate of its expedition will go down in anecdote as a classic underplay in the British tradition. When Lowe, the first of the three to come down, gives the sign for thumbs up, a thrill shoots through the audience; and when the camera picks up Hillary and Tenzing, their faces shining like those of men who have been in paradise, it is a hard heart that will not beat faster, and a hard face that will not break into answering smiles...
Early in the fourth quarter, one team came to the sidelines to greet another team coming off the field. The team leaving the game was Coolidge. The Crimson's outstanding center and linebacker suffered a head injury, but Coach Lloyd Jordan said, "A little rest and he'll be all right." This is good news for hockey coach Cooney Welland, who has in Coolidge one of the top defensemen in the East...
Athletic Director Thomas D. Bolles will greet the guests, after which Dudley Richards '54, a member of the U.S figure skating team, will present a short exhibition with narration by Dick Button '52 2L, former Olympic and world Champion...
...pretty face lighted up with a smile. During the welcoming ceremonies in front of the District Building, the Queen gravely returned the impudent wink of a reporter. A few minutes later, under the White House porte-cochere, the President and Mrs. Eisenhower hurried down the steps to greet their old friends. "May you find as much pleasure in our house as we did in yours," said Ike, gripping King Paul's hand...