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Possible presidential ambitions aside, Dewey certainly has no desire to lose his position of leadership in the Republican Party. As a bulwark of liberal Republicanism, he cannot relish the prospect of party control passing to his long-time antagonists, the midwestern Republicans...
Ward Autocrat. During his five-year reign, the people of Monaco have come to expect and to relish such tales of their Prince's Hemingwayward exploits. Like most European princelings of the present century, Rainier is a connoisseur of fast motorcars and dangerous living. Unlike his largely dispossessed royal counterparts, however, Rainier takes his ruling job seriously. He frequently seeks the advice and aid of wise Father Francis Tucker, his American-born court chaplain, and often drops in for lunch at Tucker's modest rectory. If the autocratic approach seems called for, Rainier can summon that...
...Favorites. Scandinavians take a special delight in the threefold challenge of orienteering: the struggle against natural obstacles, the physical competition against fellow racers, and the intellectual exercise of trying to choose the best route across strange terrain. But most of all, they relish the idea that in any race it is almost impossible to pick a favorite. The fastest runners can get bogged down in unexpectedly sloppy going; the cleverest map readers can lose precious minutes searching for diabolically hidden check points...
...movement reached its peak in a jingle attacking both Case and Democratic Senatorial Candidate Charles Howell. Sung to the tune of Three Blind Mice (and with particular relish by the fiery-eyed, thin-lipped women who belong to an organization called Pro-America), the ditty went...
Last week, in a steaming, overcrowded Allegan courtroom, Dr. Small gave a rambling, weeping, shouting account of how it all happened. Edith, who seemed to relish the publicity, testified in his defense. After five hours of deliberation on the first-degree-murder charge against Dr. Small, the jury brought in its verdict: Not guilty, by reason of insanity. As soon as he can prove he is again rational, Dr. Small will go free...