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...parity prices and rigid price supports. The heart of the unhappy land is Edwards Plateau, a sheep-and-cattle-grazing area the size of Maine, in south central Texas. Here, day by day, month by month, through five, six, even ten years, the drought has inexorably tightened its grip until economic survival has become a grim, ceaseless battle for ranchers and businessmen alike...
...mortal burdened and glorified by his heavenly mission. "Isn't wonder worth more than admiration?" wrote one commentator. This week the sculptor planned to meet with church authorities to urge them to change the commission's verdict. "This is Paul," Vlasblom maintained, "the man directly in the grip of God." But the commission seemed adamant and the huge clay statue, still uncast in concrete, began to deteriorate in its wrapping of old rags and oilcloth. "It can't hold out much longer," said Mrs. Vlasblom sadly. "Soon the fingers will begin falling...
According to Gussner, the country is in the grip of a mass hysteria of national pride. "If I went out in the street now and stamped on the American flag," he said, "I would be instantly mobbed. But if instead, I went out and yelled 'Down with the Jews!' people would just say that I was crazy and walk away." He explained that such actions would show the popular interest in a national symbol and not in people themselves...
Congressman Torby Macdonald's suggestion that the Government finance a five-month training camp for the summer Olympic team is as misunderstood as it is well-meaning. In a small way, it demonstrates the grip on the American mind held by big-time athletics...
...Cleary holds the lead among Ivy Hockey League scorers as of Feb. 21, with six goals and five assists for a total of 11 points in five games. In league standings, the Crimson holds a firm grip on first place with a 5-0 record. Yale and Brown are second with 3-1 and 3-3 records respectively...