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...outbreak of fanatical hatred against the Greek citizens of Turkey [NEWS IN PICTURES, Oct. 10] shocks me. What has shocked me even more is the way that both London and Washington have tried officially to overlook the gruesome episode for the sake of preserving unity in NATO...
...Frost's case, it is this gentle at-homeness with language that almost makes us overlook Miss Rich's skill in its use. Like him, too, she knows well the failures of life and of language, but sees in them the hope of final dignity and beauty...
Certainly the Redmen, despite their lineup of seven lettermen and three experienced linemen, are not overconfident about tomorrow's match with the Crimson. They cannot overlook last season's record, when they met crushing defeats (39-0 and 52-0) at the hands of such small college teams as Rhode Island and Northeastern after beating the varsity...
This was the big inning Casey was shooting for. It hardly seemed to matter that it could have been bigger. Gil McDougald could be forgiven for failing to tag third and score on Mantle's long fly to right. Casey could even overlook Billy Martin's first-inning bobble that had given the Sox their run. (No sooner had Billy received the Babe Ruth Award for his outstanding performance in the 1953 Series, when he let a routine grounder scoot through his legs.) The Indians might win in Boston, but the Yanks would still be right on their...
...wedding feast he gave his grandson. Local villagers expressed their admiration for him in reverently hushed voices. Even a government committee set up to examine his affairs in 1952 declared that Man Singh was a man "of no private vices." Nonetheless, the government of Madhya Bharat province could not overlook a police file which recounted in more than one ton of official documents a gory tale of 185 murders and more than 1,000 robberies committed by Man Singh over nearly 27 years. Man Singh was not only a respected local chieftain, but the fiercest and most feared dacoit (bandit...