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...first day in Parliament as leader, egged on by the more militant of the old Liberal pros, Pearson condemned a Conservative finance measure as wretchedly inadequate, and with uncharacteristic arrogance demanded that Diefenbaker hand over the Government without an election...
...Corny as it sounds," says Chairman of the Humanities John Hirschfield, "people here are treated as human beings. The most amazing things can happen to you." Two years ago, a group of Hirschfield's students were weighing the pros and cons of a year of study abroad. They wanted to go, but hated to give up Hirschfield's courses in humanities and history. "They got to talking with me about it," says Mullin, "and I said, why not just send Hirschfield along?" He did, and a tenth of Shimer's student body got both Europe...
With a slender one-stroke edge to protect on the last day, Nicklaus played so slowly that he reminded fellow pros of "a turtle in leg irons." One after another, they took their shots at the big blond who had just turned 23. On the 15th hole, Sam Snead who, at 50, was playing in his 24th Masters, sank a birdie putt and learned that he had jumped into the lead. But on the next hole, Snead three-putted for a bogey and dropped back into the pack. Gary Player led Nicklaus briefly; but he bogeyed the last two holes...
...Europe, the world's oldest profession is also continuing to take its accustomed toll. In Italy, the number of reported cases of venereal disease jumped from 1,679 in 1958 to 16,395 last year. In France, during five years of prosperity, venereal disease skyrocketed by 385%. The pros put the blame on the semipros. the growing number of young women who work days as secretaries or salesclerks (at wages ranging from $120 to $150 per month) and take to the streets at night and remain largely unknown even to the police. At week's end in Paris...
There is nothing more humiliating than to step up to a golf ball, plant your feet (closed stance), set your hands (interlocking grip), wiggle your hips (pros call it "waggle"), swing mightily, and miss. When it happens to a pro athlete-ha! -there's one for the 19th hole...