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...ahead. Next day, Molotov, as one American delegate put it, "seemed to be oozing vast gobs of grey sweat." He returned with tight-lipped truculence to the Soviet position of blocking the peace. First, he insisted on excluding China from the inviting powers. Byrnes called this "a gratuitous insult" to China, but finally agreed to accept a draft of the invitation form previously proposed by the Russians themselves. Molotov then said that he could not now accept even his own draft. Byrnes began to get mad. He got madder when Molotov explained that he would hold up any invitation until...
...inconsistent with the democratic traditions of Harvard and our nation. The only reason advanced by Mr. Duhig as a basis for this policy was that the University feared that any such meeting would inevitably result in-to use his own term-"horse-play." We feel that this argument adds insult to injury, and shows a misunderstanding both of the character of the present student body and the critical nature of the proposed meeting...
...popular success. Said Fair Secretary Lloyd Cunningham: "The whole Fair Board was tired of being kidded about that picture. It was an insult to our pioneer Iowa farmers. It made them look coconut-headed, barrel-necked and low-browed...
Stanky trotted smugly off to first base, after first carefully dropping the bat, as usual, squarely across home plate, as an added insult to the enemy. Pirate Catcher Al Lopez hurt his toe kicking it halfway to the pitcher's box. Stanky's fourth walk soon became Brooklyn's winning...
...seen. But those who saw some hope for democratization of the army with the apprehension of the top-ranking officers of the Tenth Depot have since realized their sadness, in observing the inequalities of the punishment meted out thus far, that the military caste system is merely adding cruel insult to a long list of injuries...