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...voracious that he has to be muzzled to keep him from eating his bedding. Not long ago, his stableboys found the glass of two electric light bulbs mysteriously crunched out, and Lord Boswell up on his hind legs licking another bulb. Now Boss Man has no light in his stall...
...over each new American officer" by "being charming." If this did not work, they would "manufacture" evidence in order to have the officer removed. When plans for Operation Overlord (the cross-Channel invasion) were drafted in 1943, the British, who had helped to draw them up, tried to stall-for "the British always mix political with military motives." When Operation Overlord was finally forced down their throats, Eisenhower was given the big job, but "of course [he] had nothing whatever to do with leading the invasion." The British had seen to it that they were in actual charge on land...
Each unit in the new project provides two or three bedrooms, a living room which also serves as a dining room with a kitchen in one end, and a bathroom with stall shower. A two-burner electric plate furnishes heat for cooking, while room heating is provided by an oil burner. Two small non-electric ice-boxes are furnished to each family. Top monthly rent for a three-bedroom unit is $35, for a two-bedroom unit...
Last week in Hollywood, old Walter Duranty, 61 and ailing, set up shop in a new kind of stall. For $1 a month, he offered to send potential customers a "personal" (but multigraphed) letter a week, with their choice of topics: from travel and world affairs to letters for children "and, finally, letters of affection, which might mean any kind of love letter, imaginary, of course. . . ." Aside from an income, Man-of-Letters Duranty said he just wanted "to share with you my experience & knowledge...
...pony edition . . . . is trotted around among our friends and acquaintances, and when at length it returns to its stall, it is dog-eared and thumb-worn, which while distressing to the eye is most gratifying to the heart. We know it has been well read...