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...translation was also a lot shorter--it ended with Svejk, dressed in a Russian uniform, being captured by the Austrian army, whereas Parrott's new one tells all about his subsequent trial. It also includes many of the digressions that Paul Selver cut out. Some of the digressions are extremely funny--for instance, Animal World magazine's ex-editor's description of the Sulphur-Bellied Whale, the Artful Prosperian, the Edible Ox ("the ancient prototype of the cow") and the Sepia Infusorian ("which I characterized as a sort of sewer rat")--and others are hardly funny...
...heavyweight, freshman Scott Meadow, who was a foot shorter and 80 pounds lighter than his Princeton opponent, was pinned in 1:43. It was Meadow's first varsity match...
Tetlow will be manning the long distance freestyle, with Mitchell handling the shorter distances. Fullerton and Brumwell, who have been potent scoring threats this year, will hold down the breaststroke responsibilities...
...Russian missile advances had been expected since the latest shots followed a series of shorter-range tests of two other new missiles on a range ending on the Kamchatka peninsula in eastern Siberia last spring and summer. Nonetheless, one of their chief consequences will be to focus this year's debate in Congress over the defense budget on the question: Is the U.S. falling behind the Soviet Union militarily? Arsenals of experts are likely to be rolled out to argue both sides of the highly complex question. But there is no dispute about the fact that while...
...monastery that Van de Wetering found was in the holy city of Kyoto. He appeared there without introduction and was accepted without surprise. In a brief interview, the resident Zen master said that he was to stay at least eight months, a shorter period would be worthless. The strain of monastery routine was much more severe than he was prepared for. The monks were allowed only four hours of sleep. There was rough physical work to be done, and six to eight hours of meditation each day. Meditation suggests tranquillity not torture, but sitting motionless for even a few minutes...