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...first time since 1920, the Harmsworth Cup, symbol of world supremacy in powerboat racing, left the U.S. as Canada's Miss Supertest Ill, owned by Jim (Supertest gasoline) Thompson of London, Ont, defeated Maverick, owned by Phoenix Millionaire (oil, cattle) Bill Waggoner. In winning the cup, Miss Supertest set a new course record of 104.098 m.p.h...
...autumn the nation's most indignant parents are those with children barely too young to enter school. The cutoff age may be as high as 6½ (in Des Moines) or as low as 5 years 3 months (in Norwich, N.Y.), but thousands of children are bound to miss out by a few days or weeks. In 77% of U.S. public schools, the rules are inflexible; the child simply has to wait another year...
...early admittance should include not only mental ability but physical build, health, and social and emotional maturity. Schools are not generally equipped to handle such exhaustive testing, but proud parents would probably be happy to foot the bill for a private psychologist. Over the country, many youngsters who miss the cutoff point attend private schools for a year and then go public in the second grade. In Houston, where the whole matter has been put on a cash basis, eager mothers gladly shell out a special head tax of $90 to break the cutoff rule...
...Blood. In Tackson, Miss., after his home was invaded by a swarm of bees and his family severely stung by bees while on a picnic, Alon Bee mused: "We'd change our name if we thought it would give us any relief...
...primary, to be held March 8, which may make or break Rocky's candidacy. Rockefeller telephoned Senator Styles Bridges, New Hampshire's most powerful Republican. "Hiya, fella," said Rocky on the phone. "You know, one of the hardest things about not being in Washington is that you miss seeing your friends." Even Styles Bridges, as case-hardened a cynic as exists in Washington politics, boggled a bit. He and Nelson Rockefeller had never been notable pals; they had barely known each other when Rockefeller worked in Washington...