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John L. Lewis, a U.S. citizen who is bigger than the United States Government, an individual at whose nod the wheels of the greatest industrial system in the world grind towards a halt, a man whose unspoken motto is-The Public Be Damned...
Joop Geesink, 39, is a ball-shaped Dutchman who runs the Dollywood Film Corp. in Amsterdam, where puppeteers, artists and moviemakers grind out some of the liveliest TV and theater commercials seen anywhere. Joop (pronounced yoop) supplies a few Michigan and California stations with beer commercials (Goebel Brewing Co.) which are so attractive that one station has actually received requests to "play it again." Most of Joop's commercials run about 20 seconds, feature remarkably lifelike, plastic puppets moving stringlessly, smoothly and expressively through slapdash roles. Only near the end of the "puppetoon" does the audience get the well...
...hordes of men in an invasion which, against the numbers and modern equipment of the Chinese, would be fruitiness. In the battle's midst, the public would sicken at the drain of blood and dollars, and the campaign, if not already shattered by a Russian advance elsewhere, would grind to a farcical halt...
That was all for the Maroon. The Crimson offense started up for good, and though hampered by penalties (172 yards of them), managed to grind off 388 yards overland. Reserve fullback Jerry Blitz provided a pleasant surprise with some fine, hard running that netted 45 yards in four tries, besides the Crimson's third touchdown. The success of the running game more than offset the failure of the passing attack...
...spring of 1900. Examinations were over, and the atmosphere was tense . . . My classmates always looked upon me as a grind. They were continually calling for me to go out on a spree, but I have never touched a drop in my life...