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Perhaps the unique . . . gesture of congratulation to T. S. Eliot on his receipt of the Nobel Prize came from four State University of Iowa students. They sent him a jazz record then popular-Ray McKinley's You've Come a Long Way from St. Louis. A prompt acknowledgment came from Eliot...
...realize the prodigious effort which will be required to locate the answer to my question, but even if an answer is not forthcoming, please acknowledge your receipt of my letter in some way. Upperclassmen must be satisfied...
...Students, janitors, and maids bring in about ten articles a day," Chief Randall explained. "We give them a receipt and if small articles aren't claimed in 60 days, we give them back to the finder." Also more than 60 unclaimed coats and jackets have been passed on to Phillips Brooks House in the last year...
...hero of World War II, was known as "Il Corsaro" (the pirate). When the war was over, the 23-year-old Corsaro went with two friends to Spilamberto's priest, who had charge of the cannon, and persuaded him to yield the trophy in exchange for a signed receipt. Detouring en route so the countryside might see, Il Corsaro trundled the cannon home in a handcart, and received a hero's welcome: a supper of lasagna, tortellini, young kid, pork and chicken, topped off by a demijohn of wine. Next day, he loaded the cannon with a double...
Spilamberto's priest, Don Romeo Spatini, went to court, asking return of the cannon plus damages for the splitting of the breech. He brandished the receipt, but Il Corsaro slyly pointed out that he had not specified when he would return the cannon. He hid the cannon at a dairy farm, and San Cesarians took turns guarding it. They organized an official Committee for the Cannon, to produce evidence for the trial. All San Cesario was together on this: the committee included the Communist Il Corsaro, the priest of the village, and the leader of San Cesario...