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...When he does, or when he appears at St. Peter's, the Cardinals who know him best feel certain that the Pope will once again want to plunge into the crowds of admirers and worshipers. Says Carlo Cardinal Confalonieri, the dean of the College of Cardinals: "The good shepherd offers his life for his sheep. Because of this, the shepherd will not detach himself from them. It would imply that he is abandoning his flock...
...just any sheep dog will do. Such familiar breeds as the collie and German shepherd are herding dogs. They will drive a flock from place to place and keep sheep from straying. But such dogs need constant supervision. What is required is a different kind of canine, guarding dogs that will patiently watch over a flock for weeks at a time, even in a lonely pasture. A rancher need only appear occasionally to leave food. Usually large (up to 135 lbs.) and slow to anger, the animals stir to action only when their charges are threatened. They live with...
Harvard, however, is optimistic that today's final round will set things straight. Yesterday the team had to battle cold and windy weather while playing out an unfamiliar course, described as "brutal" by Alexander. Tomorrow will feature clear skies, balmy breezes, and the Crimson Shepherd Plan. This last part of the three-pronged victory formula calls for every Harvard player to beat his URI opponent by two strokes, which should effectively shear the Rams of any Palo Alto playoff delusions they may have entertained...
...quiet Friday evening a snarling 60-lb. dog-part shepherd, part collie-sat itself on the front porch of Pauline Maerker's house in the small (pop. 10,000), southern Illinois farm community of Murphysboro. When Maerker's daughter, Ruth Ann, 27, tried to walk out of the house, the animal's angry growl drove her back. When her son, Harold, 42, opened the door, the dog leaped at him. Only the screen saved him. Fifteen minutes later, the police came, tranquilized the dog, then took it away for testing. The animal, part of a pack that...
Revised Standard Version (1952, 50 million sold to date, cheapest hardcover edition $4.50). This translation is sold by many Bible publishers. It keeps close to King James phrasing with modest updating; for example, Psalm 23: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; he makes me lie [instead of "maketh me to lie"] down in green pastures . . . " It has made use of the latest research into sources, and so is highly regarded by scholars. The R.S. V. is a useful text for many purposes and most denominations. But Evangelicals and Fundamentalists, who buy the King James Version...