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Sugar Ray Robinson's old wicked grace and his panther's skill were just a fraction off, and the snap was fading from his punch. But the beaten champ was too proud to retire. Sugar Ray went home to Harlem and worked hard to get in shape for another crack at Turpin...
...down the acidity of the Pope's stomach, and increase his feedings to build up his strength. By week's end they had him out of bed for a ten-minute walk in the garden, on the chance that exercise would make the protruding piece of stomach snap back through the diaphragm and into place. Unscientific as it sounds, many doctors agree that it would be the best treatment for the Pope, since it would not drain his feeble strength...
...work out a sensible program of action on the problem. Although the elusive and yet extremely important quality of good judgment is not easily learned in school, judgement based on habits of this careful analysis is likely to be very much better than judgment based on hunch or snap conclusion. Consequently, the individual's ability to tackle a problem and reach sensible judgments should be advanced in important degree by his graduate study...
Actively following Churchill's policy of co-existence would result in a positive, realistic approach to the present East-West power struggle. Rather than accept Knowland's plea to snap diplomatic lines with Moscow, the free world should seek reasonable accommodations. The West should make every attempt to neutralize future struggles by political and economic adjustment. Despite Knowland's fears, total war is not inevitable. Through the habit of searching for agreement, the possibility of ultimate settlement becomes increasingly feasible. By avoiding world conflict, the Western allies need not succumb to "nibbling aggression." For co-existence, clearly seen...
This was followed by Rhapsody in candlelight--"a little piece I wrote myself," and The Beer barrel Polka-"I used to play this in Milwaukee saloons." Softly tittering figures skittered up the aisles to snap a picture. One teen-ager ducked under an usher's arm and squirmed breathlessly to the edge of the stage." "I see you baby," Libby called...