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...foil has the smallest bell (hand shield) of the fencing weapons. The object is to hit the opponent only in the torse and with the point of the foil. Five touches are necessary to win a bout. Foils matches, as well as sabre and epee, are fought in a small rectangle with the participants wearing masks and chest protectors...
...Defense Department last week reported 613 more casualties in Korea, bringing announced U.S. losses to 46,814 men in 214 days of war. The new report, dated Feb. 1, was the smallest since the first official U.S. summary casualty list was issued last Aug. 7, and reflected the two-week stalemate before the limited U.N. offensive toward Seoul. The breakdown...
...human character where, in reality, there is none. Charles Nolte is more successful as Billy because he does not exceed the narrow limits of the part. He is convincing in his simplicity. Dennis King is superb in the best conceived and written part, that of Captain Vere. His smallest gesture is sure and meaningful. King presents a lucid portrayal of a man torn between what should be and what must be. At the same time he preserves Vere's identity as a symbol, not of the ultimate good, but of the only good attainable on earth...
...Reiss and Tom Powers, both over six two, are the other sharp-shooters. Al Stein, at five eleven, the smallest starter, is a cool playmaker. Besides the starting five, there are two other consistent scorers who spend most of their time on the bench--Frank Lewis and Bob Sullivan. Lewis in six five, and Sullivan scored the basket which beat Princeton...
Reception of the process when it was unveiled last May was overwhelming. Brand-conscious manufacturers envisioned uniformity in package decoration from smallest to largest containers. Makers of corrosive, hard-to-contain products eagerly eyed anti-corrosive and sanitary Rheemcote interior linings; saw that the tough, cheap steel drum could replace less durable and often costlier special packages...