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Townsend was a different breed of leader. On the very rare occasions he was seen by the crew, he was usually accompanied by his Marine guard. He seldom went on the intercom to discuss events on the ship, and he was inconsistent in his policies governing matters such as hair length. When Townsend announced extensions of tour, one crew member claimed, he would say it was "a blessing in disguise." In such an atmosphere, already tense because of the long work hours and few shore leaves, little irritations festered into permanent sores, and idle talk ballooned into wild rumor...
...must enable its admissions office to choose sex-blind so that the qualified women, many of whom, at present, do not even apply because of the high male-female ration, can be accepted in parity with equally qualified men. The same argument can be applied to Harvard but is seldom discussed...
...variously complained that he was an ambitious opportunist and as "spontaneous as a robot." This time, perhaps to give himself a more statesmanlike image, Barzel abandoned the slashing political style that voters had come to expect from him, and conducted a deliberately low-key campaign. He performed well, but seldom turned crowds on, and somehow gave the impression of lacking conviction. In a way, he was under more pressure than Brandt: this was probably the only chance that the C.D.U. would give him to try for the chancellorship...
...cultured globetrotters. Often foreign born or foreign educated, they jet about the world constantly, moving from one vineyard to another in search of new tastes and bouquets. Vintners treat them like pashas. Wine pros frequently interrupt their travels to get together for comparative wine tastings (during which they seldom swallow the wine, but slosh it around in their mouths and spit it out; they can taste dozens of wines at a sitting without getting high...
...Harvard football team will appear on the field today representing as seldom before a united University spirit too deep to find adequate expression. The college has made up its mind that the string of past defeats shall not be added to while there is anything left that skill and muscle, and, above all, determination can accomplish. The whole machinery of college life pauses today to hang upon the result of this game, and start up with infinitely increased vitality if stimulated to victory. Harvard's defeats have by their very frequency brought in late years a string of humiliation...