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...story picks up Columbus at the court of Ferdinand and Isabella, follows him to America and on his triumphant return to Spain. But another voyage brings disillusionment; his crewmen abuse the confidence of the Indians and quarrel over their loot. Columbus himself is finally brought back to Spain in chains-to die with the belated realization that justice and reason are more precious than silver and gold. Best things in Egk's score: a clear song line, dramatic choruses and an effective handling of Spanish and Indian folk tunes...
Besides cleaning B entry the thief or thieves robbed rooms in C and I entries. The cooperates entered the dark end suites and managed to make off with their loot without waking anybody. In some cases they rifled bedrooms where students were sleeping...
...four Glasgow University students who took the Stone from Westminster Abbey had been tracked down by Scotland Yard. They had "voluntarily" turned their loot over to the authorities with an unsigned note to King George apologizing for any indignity they might have caused him. No arrests were made and none was likely...
...three players tried to throw three games last season. They succeeded twice for their gambler pals; the third time they failed, when Southern Methodist played so badly that City couldn't help winning. The fixers figured to pick up some more loot when C.C.N.Y. was entered in both the National Invitation and N.C.A.A. tournaments. But the three players finally balked, and C.C.N.Y. won both tournaments...
Buried deep in the desert near the plutonium plant at Hanford, Wash. are thick-walled concrete treasure chests, guarded by a stronger curse than watches over any Egyptian tomb. If a thief were to try to loot them, a blast of radioactivity would strike bim dead. But the dangerous treasure-"fission products" from plutonium manufacture-may some day revolutionize many branches of industry. Last week Stanford Research Institute issued a weighty report on the fission products and how they may be used...