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...last week they were losing more thousands every day. This week their resistance had stiffened noticeably, and the "rout phase" of their retreat seemed to have ended. But Van Fleet still had about 90 more miles (roughly to latitude 39° 30') in which to grind them down before a rapidly widening front would create new problems for the U.N. forces...
...full four lengths over 53-1 Royal Mustang. Third, by a head, was strong-finishing Ruhe, winner of the Arkansas Derby. Phil D. was fourth, Fanfare fifth, Battle Morn sixth, Counterpoint. eleventh, Mameluke 20th and dead last. Count Turf's winning time for the mile-and-a-quarter grind (over a fast track): 2:02 3/5, fourth fastest in the Derby's 77-year history. The winner's purse: $98,050, a record Derby jackpot...
...football team ended its spring training grind Saturday with a well-heated scrimmage that left the onlooker encouraged, but only slightly...
...DeMille was finally satisfied with the destruction, two cheetahs, three lions, a black panther, a puma, an elephant and a band of monkeys were sent swarming through the block-long wreckage (along with such human specimens as Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour and Jimmy Stewart), and the cameras began to grind...
...people to argue with. But the arguments are the ones that would occur with people less left than myself, or with people who know little but like to use slogans only. Things are quite exciting here. As far as school work goes, it is very similar to the old grind at Harvard. Some texts: Sherwood and Taylor, Fieser and Fieser, Darrely, "Physical Chemistry" etc. Similar professors too, i.e., inspiring ones and dull one, but all Chinese of course. Same worry over exams and also exams of same difficulty (most of the Chem. exams are in English, one--Industrial Chem...