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...heart of the Mau Mau badlands. He was accused of murdering a captured Negro forest worker suspected of belonging to Mau Mau, and of ordering his African rifleman to "shoot anyone you want, so long as he is black." Griffiths told the court that he kept a Scoreboard in his officers' mess, recording the number of Mau Mau kills and captures. His company was aiming to raise its total to 50 kills, and to encourage his men he offered them a five-shilling (70?) bonus for every Mau Mau shot. Welsh Sergeant Major William Llewellyn, an eyewitness, testified that...
...about musical contest. The Pierian's annual concerto auditions, held last Wednesday was true to form. The haphazard conglomeration of all kinds of instruments and music gave it the air of a variety show. A member of the audience can play the sometimes frustrating game of keeping his own scoreboard. When it's all over, he can praise or condemn the judges' decision...
...plate during a night game, pressed him for an opinion. Pitcher Roberts explained that this was the first time he had ever been "within half a mile" of an art show, but he wanted to know: "What's my shortstop doing out of position, and looking towards the Scoreboard instead of the plate?" Painter Meehan will be more careful next season. Also, he wants to spend some time on another favorite sport: basketball...
Pointless Scoreboard. No matter how the Russians figured it-their way (493-484½) or the "regular" unofficial...
...nations were paraded around the brick-red track. Seven Finnish naval cadets, handsome in blue uniforms and white caps, lowered the Olympic flag. On its high tower, the Olympic torch flared brightly for a moment, then went out. while the crowd sang the Finnish national anthem, the electric Scoreboard hopefully flashed in Latin the Olympic motto: "Faster, higher, stronger." If no general war intervened, the world's athletes would assemble again at Melbourne, Australia, for the XVI Olympiad...