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...intricate ceremonials, each of which has its place in the growth of their relationship. First they bow formally, with outstretched flippers. Later, when they feel more intimate, they shake their heads, make a vibrating sound, or stretch out their necks and squawk. As their fondness ripens, the lovers preen one another or kiss by rubbing their necks together...
Goodbye, My Fancy (Warner], a slick adaptation of the 1948 Broadway hit comedy, gives Joan Crawford a chance to preen her plumage and practice her intellect as a glamorous Congresswoman who would sooner compromise a man than an issue...
Federal tax discrimination against stockholders is criticized in this month's issue of the Quarterly Journal of Economics published by the University Preen this week...
Others in the cast of 30 include Peter D. Dibble '48 as Dr. Bradley, Virginia Donaldson as Nurse Preen, John Mannick '48 and Margaret Hughes as Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, in whose home the action takes place, and Barbara Nathan '48 as Aunt Harriett...
...crisis simmered down, Figueres was more solid than ever in the presidential chair. Somoza had his Legion foes at least temporarily disarmed. The O.A.S. could preen itself on a rapid job of calming intervention. Only Calderon Guardia had to face the fact of failure...