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California's two unbeaten football titans won easily. U.S.C. plowed Stanford under, 54-7, and U.C.L.A. chewed up Oregon State, 57-0, to pave the way for the upcoming clash between these Rose Bowl aspirants. Georgia Tech, the nation's No. 3 team, overpowered Army, 45-6; Notre Dame outgamed fourth-ranked Oklahoma, 27-21; Navy surprised Duke...
...Farm. On Oct. 7, the British attacked again. The Americans, led by Arnold, broke the enemy line and drove them back to Saratoga (now Schuylerville). Surrounded and running out of supplies, Burgoyne surrendered on Oct. 17, to end the gravest threat the Americans had yet faced, and pave the way for France's decision to come to the colonies...
...seven years, the center believes it has helped pave the way toward a whole new era of better books for better children. It has saved scores of libraries from buying trash, has saved hundreds of parents from boring their children or scaring them out of their wits. But as the center keeps on growing, some parents may begin to wonder what happened to all the old favorites. Among the old favorites condemned last week: Kipling's Wee Willie Winkle ("containing elements of white superiority"), and Five Little Peppers ("The grammar is atrocious...
...sheikdom is changing fast. Today, Kuwait merchants can supply anything from diesel generators to bobby pins. The streets crawl with four-hole Buicks churning up the fine dust (Abdullah plans to pave the streets). When K.O.C. came, there were four elementary schools, 600 boy pupils; now there are 31 schools and 7,500 pupils, including girls. The Sheik has built a 400-bed hospital, a women's hospital, dental clinics...
...weight around. But the State Department has said no. It fears that such pressure might crack the fragile U.S. political alliances. To show that the U.S. is willing to give as well as take, U.S. Defense Mobilization Chief Charles Wilson announced a priority plan two weeks ago which would pave the way for a workable allocations scheme at the expense of U.S. civilian production. In a quick trip to Europe, Wilson became convinced that civilian production is about as low as it can be if Europe is to remain afloat economically. This is true notably in Britain. The squeeze...