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...door Prime Minister Clement Attlee paused to chat with his good friend, the ex-Prime Minister. The day before, the King had asked Churchill to greet the cheering crowds with him from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Churchill declined; since he was not in office, it would be unconstitutional. When Prime Minister Attlee heard of it, he also declined the honor which, he said, was rightfully Churchill...
Last week the grunion were running in full flow, and Southern Californians, as usual, were there to greet and catch them. Tide and moon tables were posted on the desk of many a businessman. On proper nights, autos jammed the highway from Malibu to Santa Monica; beach fires crackled from Long Beach to San Diego. As usual, some of the grunion hunters cuddled in the shadows, glad to forget the original purpose of their parties. But those who kept their minds on grunion splashed madly through the surf, snagging the slippery fish with their bare hands (nets are illegal). Since...
...street, fun-loving Mexicans greet RendÓn with earnest inquiries about his campaign's progress. The press, which has dubbed him "the picturesque presidential candidate" (in contrast to the Mexican Revolutionary Party's dull favorite, former Interior Minister Miguel Aleman), has gaily promoted his Mexican Rendonian Party (Partido Rendoncista Mexi-cano). Mexico City's weekly picture magazine AS (Ace) ran the campaigning artist on its cover...
...from shock and slightly deaf from concussion, he was thinking of starting a little chicken farm when he is discharged. He told reporters: "This sure changes things a lot . . .I'd make an excellent propaganda photo to end all wars." His dark-haired wife, at the hospital to greet him, said: "We'll get along fine...
...greet the homecomers there were only a handful of brass hats, newsmen and stevedores. The Army banned the public from the pier. In the bustle of disembarkation the soldiers missed more meals: one large group went foodless for 15 hours. The Army refused to let Canadian Legion and Red Cross canteen trucks on the dock...