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Iron Faces, Clerkly Gifts. Sitting in London's crowded Central Criminal Court, she noted "the men with iron faces who belong to the special police," the defense counsel "who pecks at his cases like a sparrow, as tireless and as careful of the smallest grain," and the intelligence officers "who are usually of notably mild appearance, having been detached from the ordinary Army service because of their clerkly gifts." To set the stage she went clear back to the '80s and the meeting (at Harrow) of young Winston Churchill and young Leopold Amery, when Winston pushed Amery into...
...Iran, last week were three foreign armies - Russians in the north, British and Americans in the south. All were there by agreement; all by agreement should leave not later than next March 2. The U.S. contingent of nearly 4,000 men, smallest of the three, was preparing to depart by the end of the year. The other two would stay until due date, presumably to buttress their Government's diplomacy...
Three men will alternate in the two guard posts: Sol Mariaschin, Steve Davis, and former football end, Paul Champion. Mariaschin, smallest of the probable starters at 5 feet, 9 inches, is the team's number one ball-handler and dribbler, while Champion, if he can work into shape on time, will make good use of his height...
...years Indiana was the champion low hurdle for Midwestern powerhouses. The University had the smallest male enrollment in the conference, and home games in Bloomington drew so poorly that the team played mostly on the road. First crack out of the box this season, the worm turned with a 13-7 upset of Michigan. Last week the Hoosiers gave Pittsburgh a 19-0 mud bath. This week, if they get by their traditional "Old Oaken Bucket" set-to with Purdue, the unbeaten but once-tied (by Northwestern) Hoosiers will wrap up their first Big Ten (now nine) crown...
...gentle" Jains, one of India's oldest religious sects, believe that almost every living thing is man's brother. They are thus careful not to harm any form of animal life, even the smallest insects. Gandhi once (1928) offended them deeply by killing a helplessly maimed calf. The Jains are humane to women & children but take a dim view of mankind in general: billions of years ago humanity was very good, they say, but in less than 40,000 years from now, all men, having reached the bottom of a "bad" cycle, will be less than one foot...