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...result, writes Swanberg, was "the orgasmic acme of ruthless, truthless newspaper jingoism." Hearstmen in Cuba trumped up atrocity stories to The Chief's (and the public's) taste. Sent down to draw the look of battle, Artist Frederic Remington cabled his desire to return: EVERYTHING is QUIET. THERE is NO TROUBLE HERE. THERE WILL BE NO WAR. Hearst's infamous response: PLEASE REMAIN. YOU FURNISH THE PICTURES AND I'LL FURNISH THE WAR. Seizing upon the still-unexplained sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor as an excuse, Hearst whipped the U.S. into a chauvinistic...
...profess to regard them merely as training devices, insist that the results are not taken into account in hiring or promotions. But most players take such assurances with a grain of salt and, because they believe the results can influence their careers, grow grimly serious. "It is amazing," reports Remington Rand Executive Jim Evans, who conducts games on the Univac. "You'll see grown men cry when they come out with a loss...
...Remington explained that such cooperation is essential if the project is to be successful. By comparing blood drawn at the beginning of the year with that taken at this time, the study group will determine the diseases to which the subject has been exposed during the school year...
...freshmen are setting a lousy example," Dr. Remington commented. Blood samples were drawn from about 700 members of the class during the physical examinations at the beginning of the year. Each of these students will receive a letter asking him to visit the station set up in the lower common room of the Union to have another sample drawn...
Blood samples were also collected from the varsity football team, and, according to Dr. Remington, over 60 per cent of the team came in to have the second sample taken. A similar study on football players is currently going on at Yale...