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...film biography of Sigmund Freud, Director John (The Misfits) Huston modestly admitted that the work "has given me a new insight into the minds of some of the stars I have directed." Pressed for an example. Huston promptly picked on thrice-married Marilyn Monroe. "I think her big handicap is that she is unable to live up to her sex symbol status in real life. In fact, I don't think she really cares very much about...
Einaudi and Safran, both members of the "Fair Play for Cuba" committee, felt that Eisenhower's move would handicap Kennedy. "Eisenhower should have held the line for at least sixteen days," Einaudi commented. Safran maintained that the move would tie Kennedy's hands and was therefore "unforgivable" at this time...
Mador and Tiel, as well as Johnson, competed extensively last year, and few of the other Crimson fenoers will be suffering from any handicap of experience...
...Puerto Rican clergy, the most serious handicap in enforcing their dictum was the secrecy of the confessional: How would any priest know which Catholics who appeared at the Communion rail had or had not confessed their vote...
...Crimson crew stroked by Fred Winthrop won the close race by three fourths of a length. John Donald's boat finished second, followed closely by the crew from the Union Boat Club. Coming in fourth after a three length handicap was Boyden's four, which fell behind in the finishing sprint. The fifth crew, stroked by Dana Whitten, came in a half a length behind the four...