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...good for those who must grind out three hours worth of knowledge because the light, inadequate to begin with, creates shadows that make it impossible to see what one is writing. Adding to the difficulty is the lit-up stage which forces the examgoer to squint every time he looks...
...boards hardly noticed. He showed no emotion--he was used to it by now and doubtlessly realized that the same thing would probably happen next week in the Millrose meet at New York and the weekend after at both Milwaukee and again, Boston. And so on till the indoor grind ends some time near March...
...Waits for Me." At Grindelwald last week, Andy was not quite the best; but she wasn't trying very hard, yet. While Austria's Trude Beiser Jochum, 1950 downhill champion, might grind through 50 practice runs, Andy would loaf through two, then call it quits. A tall girl (5 ft. 7½ in., 130 Ibs.), but willowy and slim, Andy doesn't take training grimly: she drinks a beer with her meals, and is usually ready to join a friend in a cup of Glüwein (mulled red wine with cinnamon, cloves and sugar). She smokes...
After six months of conferences, the U.N. negotiators had settled down to the grind like a group of calloused commuters. Regulation U.S. Army space heaters maintained a comfortable temperature inside the tents. At night, when the heaters were off, water in tumblers and decanters often froze. "Maybe," said a bored and impatient G.I. guard outside, "if they'd take those damned heaters out of there, they might get somewhere with this show...
...American people" and repeated his hope "that he will be the Democratic nominee." Some top Administration Democrats got a wild gleam in their eyes and talked of a "plan." The plan presupposes that Taft will build up an unbeatable lead and Ike's G.O.P. bandwagon will grind to a stop. Then selected Democrats will begin calling for Eisenhower to lead the nation against Taftism. Eventually, Harry Truman will break silence and exhort the Democrats to draft Ike as a great gesture of "nonpartisan Americanism...