Word: noted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Authentic Peace. "At this delicate hour . . ." said the Pope, "it is comforting to note the reliance placed by your illustrious President and generous people, as well as by those in every corner of the globe who share your hopes and fears, on the simple, informal, unfeigned expression of good will, as a key instrument for the settlement of international disputes . . . Authentic peace is always a work of justice; and justice can be little more than hollow mockery without reverence for the laws...
Unfortunately, this is Master Ferry's last year at Winthrop since he, the last of the original house masters, is retiring at the completion of this semester. David E. Owen, professor of History, in whom Master Ferry expresses sincere confidence, will oversee Winthrop beginning next fall. Owen will note that although there exist few pseudo-bohemian sorts, most types are represented among the Winthrop members. The average Winthrop Man is pleased with his challenging and diversified association with his House, which allows him an allegiance while never imposing on his privacy as an individual...
Talking about the present crisis in the Middle East, which "could explode at any time," Slessor said President Eisenhower had given Israel a "promissory note." He felt that either the U.S. must "face up to this responsibility" to guarantee the rights of Israel, or she will lose great prestige among the Arab nations and around the world. Slessor also noted that "the Suez and the oil it carries is absolutely vital to the European economy...
...dignity of their Countess Maritzas and the artistic solvency of their Gypsy Barons. American musicals, said critics, were "pornographic" and not fit for "Kulturstaaten." Furthermore, the government-subsidized Volksoper should be playing native Austrian composers. (Annie's defenders pointed out that native operetta composers have not written a note worth hearing for decades...
Annual Twinge. In Monroe. Mich., City Treasurer Hervin H. Cousino received an envelope containing $200 in bills and a crudely lettered one-word note, "restitution," recalled that a communication exactly like it had arrived last March with...