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...whom was ancestor of the illustrious Spanish Dukes of Alba. Helped by Arabella's prestige, her brothers did well too: George became a very unpopular admiral, while Charles became a fairly decent general. But John-who had already got his start in that affair with Barbara-was to outstrip them...
...latest phenomenon in U.S. magazine publishing is Playboy, an oversexed young version of the 23-year-old Esquire. Last week, not yet three years old but selling 688,000 copies, the slick and sassy 50? monthly threatened to outstrip Esquire (circ. 778,000) in a circulation fight. Playboy has also spawned a litter of its own imitators, e.g., Playgirl (which it is suing for too close an imitation), Nugget, Rogue, U.S. Male...
Tuesday's program of Baroque and modern pieces illustrated two current musical trends: revival of the 17th Century and the growing public interest in products of our own era. And the concert made it further apparent that concern for the present day has begun to outstrip our fascination with the esoteric past...
...Friedrich, professor of Government, will move to the head of the faculty competition for titles in Widener. An unofficial survey of Widener's card catalog disclosed yesterday that Morison has a commanding lead. His 70 different books and pamphlets, of which there are 155 separate copies in Widener, far outstrip all competitors. Friedrich has 41 titles, while third place goes to Symeur E. Harris '20, professor of Government, about ten behind Friedrich...
Merle Fainsed, professor of Government, expressed doubt that recent Soviet industrial reports advocating increased production of consumer goods signify a de-emphasis of the manufacture of war materials. "The Soviet Union is still engaged in a race to outstrip the West in armaments." Fainsed declared...