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Wednesday night's concert, the second of three, began with a Concerto for violin, cello, and harpsichord by Couperin. Ruth Posselt, the new violinist, is the competent, unspectacular kind of performer who subordinates herself to the music at hand. Her easy-going interpretation was perfect for this comparatively light-weight work. 'Cellist Samuel Mayes, who appeared in all eight parts of the program, showed remarkable versatility. His tone was full and rich in the important solo sections, but in the later continuo passage he held himself down so that one could barely hear him over the harpsichord...
Panic struck at 2 p.m. Dever had not been right behind the advance car and a rumor that he had been seen near Kirkland House spread among the politicos. Then, just on the hour, a HYDC agent pedalled up furiously on a light-weight bike. "I just spoke to a cop," he reported to Tobin, "and the cop says he saw Dever's car going up to the Law School. The cop says Dever is going to speak at the Law School...
...opening three minutes, Pete Hager scored, breaking out of a scrum for a touchdown. Later, towards the end of the second half, 230-pound Jeff Powers battered through the light-weight visitor's defense to make the second and final touchdown...
After the war, the U.S. and Great Britain went off in different directions in search of such a weapon. U.S. Ordnance men decided that the standard .30-cal. slug was the smallest size with enough stopping power. They got to work on a light-weight cartridge (the T-65) that was half an inch shorter than the standard Garand cartridge and weighed about 16% less, without sacrificing any weight in the bullet itself. The light rifle* that they built around the stubby new shell fires as heavy a slug with the same muzzle velocity (about 2,800 ft. per second...
...strength of its excellent light-weight crew, the Crimson acquired 18 points in the first four varsity bouts and added three more on Dick Heidtman's decision. Dave Smith pinned in the first period, Johnny Lee in the second, Bud Adams in the third, and Icko Iben scored a decision...