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...Ball well knew the size of the odds. Said he to Madison Republicans: "Stassen's absence now is a severe political handicap. Stassen is from a relatively small midwest state. Stassen is young, 37 years old. He can have his chance later; to push him now may hurt his political career, it is said. Why urge his nomination? We are concerned with what happens to the U.S. for the next four years. . . . So great is the suspicion and antagonism toward the present Chief Executive existing in Congress that a deadlock on both foreign and domestic postwar policies is almost...
...have not turned out to be super-duper pilots-but as good as the U.S. Army turns out," he said. "That's important. Because we had one handicap: people assumed we were not producing because we were Negroes. Our men have been under a strain because of the civilian attitude. It is remarkable that they kept up their morale. But now that we have produced, things have changed...
Although no records were set, the team looks good for future dates, despite the handicap of limited opportunities for practice because of crowded conditions in the Indoor Pool. Next event on the squads card are the intra-mural races against the Army team on Carnival Night, February...
Dodds was running unofficially in the 3.7 mile Handicap Course in order to practice for mile events in the near future. Vogel officially won the race. The following are the times for the first five to come in: Dodds--17:48; Vogel (Tufts)--18:49; Blanchard (Harvard)--19:08; Hodgman (Coast Guard)--19:48; Fitz (Harvard...
Advanced Fantasy. At 49, James Thurber is a greying, railish six-footer who has been prolific of achievement in the face of physical handicap. For years specialists have been fighting to save Thurber's one remaining eye. The other was accidentally put out by an arrow in the hands of his eldest brother when James...