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...Heart to the Life of Louis Pasteur. As an aerial Pasteur, Paul Muni was so nervous that he couldn't face a mike until a messenger was sent to his home for a violin. After sawing quietly away for a few minutes, Muni got a grip on himself, went through his act without a hitch. Another mike-fever victim was pop-eyed Joan Crawford, who was so scared during her first performance that she had to remain seated through it. As part of his job as Lux Radio's sage, De Mille has to calm such agitated performers...
...Holcomb, Commandant of the U. S. Marine Corps, unbagged a cat, which set up a muted yowl. The cat: news that the crack-shooting Marine Corps was less than satisfied with the Garand semi-automatic rifle, Army-sponsored successor to the reliable, bolt-action 1903 Springfield. With a firm grip on the cat's collar, General Holcomb said discreetly: "We are not certain yet that the Garand rifle will meet our needs. We will know in the course of the next two months whether it is a better rifle than the 1903 Springfield for our particular needs. . . . We require...
With each side holding one of the entrances to the Red Sea, the two adversaries were like men each of whom has a tight grasp on the other's windpipe. The question was largely which one could first choke the other and break his grip before he himself was strangled...
...Italian grip at the southern entrance of the Red Sea was weaker because the Italian squadron in East Africa was only strong for commerce raiding, not to meet any major British squadron in battle. But the British had to break the Italian grip in order to feel comfortable, and this would involve a campaign against the Italian ports in that area and against Ethiopia...
...sheet provided with corner pockets which grip the corners of a mattress. > A comb provided with individually detachable teeth which can be replaced if they break...