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...braying cheerleader of last June's Republican Convention, took over as master of ceremonies. He introduced Ohio's Senator John Bricker, then went down the list to introduce every big-and little-wig in sight. He called for a voice vote on Nixon, got a roar of ayes and a few scattered noes. Then he called for another and got a floor-quaking, indisputable aye. He called for singing and bellowed his way through the band's repertoire. By this time the atmosphere was electric: the crowd sensed that Bender was playing for time, and that some...
...issue of TIME, Aug. 18, there is a picture of a little mouse undergoing, as the caption reads, his "Fatigue Test" . . . Vivisection constitutes a dark shadow in the history of any nation. We can take hope, however, in the ground swell that is arising. Until it becomes a roar of public disapproval, the little mouse will have to continue his "Fatigue Test," until from sheer pain and despair, he will close his tiny eyes and sleep, and his captors can hurt him no more...
...time, along with the cemetery tombstones and the vacant lots that they carry in the election rolls in some of the cities they run up north." The Georgians, who had heard complaints that Ike wouldn't conduct a "fighting" campaign, gasped and then let out a mighty roar of approval...
...also finds that he is no longer quite so sure what success is. Some days, even after his most stupendous feats, with the stadium roar pounding in his head, he is most downcast. One thing he is sure he wants is Memo Paris, the manager's redhaired, teasing niece. But what Memo wants is fun and money, big money. The temptation to get that money the fast, easy way by helping to throw a playoff game brings Roy to his final tragic crisis...
Because Saturday's millions would rather roar over touchdowns than goal-line stands, "defense is something of a stepchild in today's football." Present rules give the offense a slight edge over the defense, and the two-platoon system also makes the offense relatively stronger...