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...firing squad lined up 30 ft. from the prisoner, and the soldiers raised their U.S.-made carbines. The captain shouted: "Ban!" (Fire!). There was a ragged volley. Then the prisoner's body slumped against the straps, and blood began to flow over the high-necked black robe and white silk pantaloons. Pistol drawn, the captain strode forward, delivered the coup de gráce behind the left...
...greet Goldwater in Littleton, N.H. (pop. 3,355). And in Lancaster, N.H. (pop. 2,392), they put together a parade too-a squad of high school boys carrying red railroad flares, followed by a shaggy pony pulling a cart containing Barry, who waved from beneath a buffalo robe. But crowds were not overwhelming, applause was skimpy, and after two days in New Hampshire it was becoming clear that Goldwater's campaign was not producing the whiz-bang reaction he had hoped...
...effective works place bas-relief figures carved in red clay on a tile background. In the "Virgin Spring," the distorted angles and sharp indentations of the man's face suggest his cruelty; the girl's expression seems both fearful and frightening. The even ridges in the forehead, beard, and robe of "The Scholar" contribute to the peaceful mood of this work...
...French woman's walking costume with robe a l'anglaise reflects the rage for English styles that prevailed during the late 1700's. The costume's bonnett is bigger than any lampshade I've ever seen. A mania for classical antiquity around the turn of the nineteenth century produced, among other items in the exhibit, a French promenade dress with a very high empire waist and very, very low decolletage. This is a particularly interesting specimen because of the strikingly French robe effect attained by the use of shirring, folds, and trains. The mannequins sporting low necklines are invariably placed...
...Washers. Hastily christened by Bishop Lambert A. Hoch while they were still on the critical list, the quints seemed well past most of the dangers of prematurity last week.* Her pallor heightened by fright and emphasized by a blue robe, Mrs. Fischer submitted to a round of predictable nonsense when the hospital held a press conference in its crowded basement cafeteria. "Would you like to have five again?" The answer was blunt and honest: "I told them upstairs I'd rather go into the delivery room again than come down here...