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...Communists rekindled the fighting war with unexpected vigor. In a driving rain one night, Chinese Communist bugles shrilled, signal flares blossomed under the low clouds. Then, on the mountainous central front. 17,000 Chinese Reds hit the crack ROK Capitol Division and three other South Korean outfits in the heaviest enemy attack in two years...
...barge, the rest by Constellation. Also arriving: Queen Salote Tupou of the Pacific Island protectorate of Tonga, one of the three reigning queens in the world (the others: Britain's Elizabeth, the Netherlands' Juliana), and definitely the largest (6 ft. 3 in., 280 lbs.). Having left the heaviest crown in the world back home in Tonga, she was undecided what kind of hat to wear...
...whole, the Corporation's policy is in full accord with those principles, a fact which reassures and heartens us considerably. Despite the heaviest pressure which a mistrustful and frightened public opinion could impose, despite the drama of highly publicized committee hearings and the rather poor spectacle at least one of the witnesses--Professor Furry--made, all three teachers will continue to work at Harvard...
...toward a more humane prison system in America have been heartening, but capital punishment, the last remnant of the twist-them-on-the-rack-till-they-break philosophy, still lingers on. Many states have eliminated capital punishment entirely; in Maine, Michigan, Rhode Island, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin the heaviest penalty is life imprisonment. But many have not. Some state statute books provide for the death penalty in crimes ranging from train wrecking to rape and arson. Those who defend these laws base their arguments on three basic points; retribution; protection of society; and deterrence of future crimes through example...
...varsity is counting heavily on football players Johnny Nichols and John McNamara to provide the power and stamina to hold the undefeated Britishers in check. Nichols, who is the heaviest man on the team, will help break up the Wanderers' defense, while McNamara at wing three-quarter works against their offense...