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...Crimson's hitting was just as unspectacular the next afternoon, but del Rossi turned in a brilliant, two-hit job that handcuffed Richmond, 2-0. The junior port-sider fanned fifteen, walked none, and yielded only two singles...
...employment in the town's stores or service in its restaurants. But Jews don't fare so well either, and for the real Shore citizen no one born elsewhere can ever be regarded quite as an equal. "If you're not born here you'll always be an out-sider" the town's mayor told a group recently. What he meant was that only the natural elect can arrive at relevant judgements of local affairs...
During most of the evening, Wagner's calm, slightly amused manner appeared to good advantage. But Lower East Sider Lefkowitz evened the score with a closing speech that approached eloquence. "Give me a chance," he cried. "I love this town. I love this city. I love every borough in it. I want a chance to prove to people that no matter how big the city is, no matter how complex its problems are, I'll find the necessary talent, men and women to do a job. This could be done. You can't do things by letting...
...dithering away in Paris wondering what to do, but in favor of constitutional democracy. In Brasilia, the small Liberal Party pro claimed itself ready to "battle to the death for our detested adversary Joao Goulart." Dozens of Senators and Dep uties urged the military men to recon sider. Said Deputy Fernando Ferrari: "I will fight for Jango until the day he is inaugurated. Then I will fight against him." Most influential voice of all was that of ex-President Juscelino Kubi tschek, under whom Goulart had also served as Vice President. "To admit the possibility that constitutional Vice President Goulart...
...Italy of Fermi's youth was Mus solini's Italy. At first Fascism was merely silly, but as it grew, Fermi began to con sider leaving Italy forever. He made up his mind when Hitler's anti-Semitism flooded over the Alps. The Nobel Prize made escape easy. In 1938 Fermi took his Jewish wife and his two children to Stockholm to receive the prize. After the ceremony, they continued...