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...business. To his friends he is a public servant of the highest order. His ability is cited by his friends as an argument in his favor, by his enemies as a proof of his danger. On one point everyone is agreed: Lilienthal, who loves horses, is a hard rider of men and ideas...
...Signed) "Head Chief Duck Chief, L. Many Bears, Paul Little Walker, Ben Calf Robe [Blackfoot tribe]; Chief Enos Hunter, Chief David Bearspaw, Jacob Twoyoungmen, Councilors Isaac Two-youngmen, John Powderface, Tom Kaquitts [Stoney tribe]; Councilors Judas Hunter, Jonas Rider; David Crowchild, Eddie One Spot, George Runner [Sarcee tribe...
...Golden Man finished in front by half a length, George dashed for the winner's circle to kiss his horse and rider. In due time, another announcer took over the microphone...
...latest blow struck in the name of the sanctity of the American way of life, the House Veterans Affairs Committee recently approved a rider which will prohibit the use of any GI Bill educational funds to Communists, Communist sympathizers, or anyone whose allegiance is to a nation "subservient" to Russia. If this should become law, no longer might American colleges be burdened with government-financed veterans who are subversive in the eyes of Parnell Thomas and other defenders of the democratic tradition...
...expended in raising such embarrassing questions as "Academic freedom?" or "How would this be enforced?," it should be quickly remarked that there is little to worry about on this issue. This legislative hitch-hiker will not be entered on the statute books at this session of Congress. The rider in question, it seems, is attached to the bill to raise subsistence payments for student-veterans. The chairman of the Rules Committee predicts it will not even reach the floor for a vote at this time. Why should it? Have not the concerned congressmen salved their consciences by demanding that assistance...