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...survey points out that the most characteristic of the Irish race are Keltics. These are the people with narrow heads, long narrow faces--with a narrow nose, a lantern jaw and blue eyes. The Keltics compose 25 per cent of the population...
...delicate art of Japanese lantern-making, in which the ladies opposite are engaged, owes its worldwide popularity to Emperor Hirohito's grandfather. In 1878, the artisan city of Gifu presented Emperor Meiji with a particularly beautiful lantern; he was so deeply moved that he resolved to encourage the trade, and by the turn of the century lanterns had become one of Japan's most famed exports...
...Lantern in the Belfry. In Washington, Langer soon got a reputation for being long on wind and trivial proposals, short on judgment and accomplishment; he was on almost all lists of the ten worst Senators. Among the bills he introduced was one to issue a special series of stamps to encourage mailing of good-will letters. This year, when Winston Churchill was coming to the U.S., Langer asked the vicar of Old North Church in Boston to place a lantern in the belfry to give the U.S. a Paul Revere warning. But worst of all, by Midwest Republican standards, Langer...
Lesser Evil. In Youngstown, Ohio, Nurse Gwendolyn Owens, 24, ignored the railroad brakeman's red lantern, drove on until she crashed into a train, later explained: "I didn't want to stop in that neighborhood after dark...
...problem of living and creating in a mechanized society. They attempted to fuse technology and art, believing that a unifled theory of design should be the link between all forms of work. It is apparent that living in the world of today cannot be done by skulking behind lantern slides of the past or by fleeing into over-specialization. A relatively good stand against this is being made by the General Education courses, but Dean Hudnut is unconsciously fostering the opposite...