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...village of Oradour-sur-Glane. Old people were routed from bed and children from the schoolhouse, where their teacher had just scrawled on the blackboard: "I make a resolution never to harm others." In the main square, German machine-gunners methodically mowed down 200 men, poured gunpowder onto the pile of bodies and set it afire; only five escaped...
RUNNING BACKS. John Brockington, Ohio State, 6 ft. 1 in., 216 lbs.; and Steve Worster, Texas, 6 ft., 210 lbs. Brockington, a pile-driving plunger who "picks up three yards when the hole isn't there," as one pro scout was overheard to remark, set an O.S.U. record this season with 1,040 yds. gained. Ranked as one of the best of a long line of classic Buckeye fullbacks, he is also an effective receiver on swing patterns and has great breakaway speed. In fact, he is also used on some kickoff returns. Worster is nicknamed King Kong...
Neither team ever led by more than one goal during the game. Harvard struck first as Cavanagh continued to pile up the points, stuffing in Owen's rebound after five minutes of play in the first period. B. U. came right back six seconds later, tying it up on Don Cahoon's breakaway...
That enthusiasm is reflected in the atmosphere of Fannie Mae's offices, which now sport bright red and yellow pile carpeting, original oil paintings and plush furniture. Gordon Nelson, the association's press agent, even wears a flashy tie pin engraved with a bull and a bear and the price of the company's stock when it moved onto the Big Board...
...PRODUCTION of Pirates of Penzance which opened at Agassiz last night is a lot like the claws of a Maine lobster: there are a few enjoyable morsels buried inside, but you have to wade through a pile of crud to get at them. The Harvard Gilbert and Sullivan Players have patched together the most remarkably uneven performance they have given in recent years...