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...open annoyance of many jurists, first prize in painting went to Spain's Modesto Cuixart, 33, cousin but proclaimed rival of Spain's Antonio Tapies (TIME, March 16). Cuixart makes elegant mudpies, the blackest and heaviest in the notably gloomy Spanish exposition. Black may always be in fashion, especially in Spain. Yet the spirit of Goya is clearly not with Cuixart. He makes despair chic...
...Park. In Bakersfield, Calif., racing after a line drive in the 13th inning of a California League baseball game, Modesto's Centerfielder Harry Mayo jammed his arm through the outfield fence, was unable to shake it loose, watched helplessly as the opposing team scored the winning...
...This spring, Cambridge University students announced that 15 of their number had squeezed into one phone booth. Students in South Africa then pushed the number up to 25. Not to be outdone by foreigners, 32 students at Modesto Junior College, California, claimed to have crammed themselves into one booth. And, the following week, the Oklahoma City University chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha managed to jam 33 of its fraternity brothers into one booth before 1500 cheering witnesses...
Running after Roscoe. Fortnight ago at the Modesto. Calif, relays, Morrow, Norton and Woodhouse trailed as chunky (5 ft. 9 in., 154 Ibs.) University of Oregon sophomore Roscoe Cook came from nowhere to pass them all and equal the world record. Cook, 20, had stage fright before the race. "I was scared," he admits. "I had to run against these greats. I just didn't think I was the material to be in the same category with those guys, but I remembered what the coach told me: 'Keep your jaw loose, relax, and drive when you see that...
...Cracker. In Modesto, Calif., Filbert Brazil, weary of playing the nut of the joke, changed his name to Gilbert Brazil...