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Perhaps you will recall some recent TIME stories about Texas: the opening of Oilman Glenn McCarthy's $21 million Shamrock hotel in Houston; the successful financing of a 1,825-mile pipeline to pump gas from the Rio Grande to Manhattan; and a sketch of Oscar Holcombe, nine times mayor of Houston, where downtown property sells for $2,000 a front inch...
Even if it could be compared to other recent productions, comparatives would not be enough to praise the Harvard Classical Players' production of "Miles Gloriosus" (The Braggart Warrior) which opened last night at Agassiz Theater, and which, unfortunately, closes this evening after only a two-day run. No, superlatives are in order for the local classicists, both for reviving the production of Roman drama after a hiatus of 13 years and for presenting a sparkling production of Plautus' rollicking comedy...
According to her publisher's blurb, Shirley Jackson, whose recent New Yorker stories have been grouped in "The Lottery," is a practicing amateur witch. This is surprisingly easy to believe. For some of her stories manage to conjure up black magic that would have been extremely self-satisfying to any of Miss Jackson's late Salem forerunners...
...Follows are all either third year students or recent graduates of the Law School. Their appointment is for the school year...
Pullman, Washington, the adventuress' home, has a population of 1403 and is known for lobster races and a recent hockey craze...