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There, in the heart of the Kikuyu country, is the African Inland Mission, nucleus of a vast parish supervised by U.S.-born Baptist Devitt. For 25 years 51-year-old William Devitt and his wife Edith have labored among the Kikuyu, traveling 25,000 miles each year through the Rift Valley to direct the mission's 80 schools for Kikuyu children. The natives affectionately call him "Bwana Jambo" (Mister Hello) because of his friendly greetings. When the Mau Mau revolt began in 1952, Devitt organized Kikuyu of his area to protect themselves. For his pains...
Still, in the 1956 Phillies the nucleus is there. Behind the plate, crafty Veteran Andy Seminick makes up in pure baseball savvy what he lacks in hitting; Granny Hamner at shortstop is a real pro; Richie Ashburn and Del Ennis belong in any man's outfield. As for pitchers, though, unless Southpaw Curt Simmons gets back his "bonus baby" form and until the trade for the Cardinals' Harvey Haddix pays off, Robin Roberts is the Phillies' only reliable performer...
...challenge of guided missiles last week lured Ford Motor Co. The company set up Aeronutronics Systems Inc., a new subsidiary incorporated in Delaware, built around a nucleus of 30 top scientists and engineers formerly organized as Systems Research Corp. of Los Angeles...
...early thirties the responsibility of coaxing harmony from the zvon was shifted to the Music Department, and more recently to various residents of the House. Howard M. Brown, teaching fellow in Music and resident tutor at Lowell, assumed this Herculean task last year until a nucleus of interested students relieved him. Brown is faculty advisor to the new bell-ringing society...
...half or a third of the male youth will gradually make it intolerable." Furthermore, said Cole. "As things stand a soldier is no sooner trained to handle an electronic or other device than his term of service expires." Cole's suggested remedy: the armed services should maintain a nucleus of highly trained long-term enlistees as well as a system of recruitment that "will be truly universal and will be based on a short term-say, three to six months' service...