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Housemaid's Spree. In Paterson, N.J., found lying in her bedroom closet after four days' search, Housemaid Dorothy Cureton, 27, explained to her startled employers that she was merely recovering from the effects of drinking a fifth and several pints of whisky plus two pints of rubbing alcohol, one pint of witch hazel...
...British people, meanwhile, were celebrating their deliverance from austerity by indulging in a spending spree that resulted in manufacturers selling goods at home that could have been sold abroad. At the same time, the Tory government added to domestic demand by announcing a whole series of long-term development projects: hundreds of millions of dollars for the coal mines, $3.4 billion for the railroads, $420 million for highways, $840 million for nuclear power stations-in addition to Britain's rearmament program of $4.3 billion a year. Eventually, the Tory projects will pay off in increased productivity. But coming...
...Yardling hockey team engaged in another scoring spree at the Watson rink last night. Although trailing, 2 to 1, at the end of the first period, the Crimson scored nine goals in the second to beat Northeastern...
Center Bill Cleary led the Crimson's highest scoring spree this season with five goals and two assists against the Huskies. Two of his scores were solo tallies...
...steam shovel ($5), a plastic tea set ($3), a baking set ($5), a chocolate-drink mixer ($5) and a collection of plastic bricks ($5). Except for her clipped accent and a certain bedlamic stir that trailed after her, the lady might have been any ordinary grandmother on a shopping spree in New York. She was Britain's Queen Mother Elizabeth, and the six-year-old she was shopping for is the heir-apparent to the British throne...