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Brahmachari . . . is perhaps familiar with English literature, or with someone who knows the writings of Oliver Goldsmith. The story is told in the 18th letter of Lien Chi Altangi, Goldsmith's oriental nom de plume for his series of satirical attacks on English customs, Citizen of the World.
From its headquarters in Arcadia,Calif., an organization which calls itself "The Organized Smiths of America" named Marine General Oliver P. Smith ("Retreat, hell! We're just advancing in a different direction") the "Smith of the Year" because he "typifies the fighting American spirit." Among other Smiths who got...
Brewster's Millions. Longtime associates of unassuming Brewster Jennings fondly call him "a rich man's son who made good in spite of it." Both his paternal and maternal grandfathers, Benjamin Brewster and Oliver B. Jennings, had helped stake John D. Rockefeller, became his partners in running the...
Extra Authority. Such forthright methods should go far toward bringing order out of the chaos in Malaya's jungles. Some Britons, questioning Templer's appointment, last week wondered whether his methods would be as effective in soothing Malaya's populace, which, like all Eastern peoples, bristles with...
As a clean-living folk hero, the Ranger has been applauded by Boy Scout councils, the General Federation of Women's Clubs, parent-teachers' associations, and such notables as Vice President Alben Barkley, U.N. Delegate Warren Austin, J. Edgar Hoover ("The Lone Ranger is one of the greatest...