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...lamb chop, tea and toast. Then comes a mile walk, a nap until noon (he eats no lunch) and seven rounds' workout in the afternoon. For supper he does not wolf a 3-lb. steak (as Billy Conn used to), but settles for a smaller one. He looks lighter than his 196 Ibs. Most remarkable about him is the fact that he seems to get better just when most boxers get worse-after...
...When the judges picked Mr. Fisher for only a third prize ($500), Bunk was hopping mad. This year he put up an argument with another letter: "I don't think Mr. Fisher is second to any teacher. I think he's the best. I feel pounds lighter when I enter his door." Last week, a Quiz-Kid committee of college professors admitted that Bunk was right by naming Roy Fisher "The Best Teacher of 1948." Fisher will get $1,000 in cash, a $1,500 scholarship to any university he chooses, and a visit to Chicago. (Omitted prize...
...beginning of May, as the student girding his loins for exams may ruefully tell you, is the best time of year in Cambridge, and Yard Concerts have become one of the most attractive features of the season. Some lighter music among the rest would perhaps be appropriate, but the vernal atmosphere and the excellence of the singing were still there. There's another one next Tuesday. After the program you'll have a chance to sing the College football songs, if that's your idea of a good time...
...classes, though the exact prices have not yet been set. One, the Lincoln Cosmopolitan, has about the same wheelbase as the 1948 Lincoln, but is slightly heavier and is expected to sell for a little more (over $3,000). The other, called only the Lincoln, is a little shorter, lighter, and will probably sell in the $2,500-$2,700 price class, below the price of the 1948 Lincoln. The $4,800 custom-built Lincoln Continental, discontinued until next year, will be redesigned...
Foreign immigration is not keeping the U.S. average down. According to the Army, the "old Americans" (all four grandparents native-born) are a hair's-breadth shorter and 1.5 Ibs. lighter than sons of immigrant parents...