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...himself across a bar 6 ft. 11½ in. high. Last week the official high-jumping world rocked to word that a relatively little (5 ft. 9 in.) Texan at the University of Illinois, using a new technique, had cleared 7 ft. The trouble with the news, from the standpoint of the orthodox: 1) instead of using the conventional running take-off from one foot, Jumper Dick Browning takes off from both feet; 2) instead of rolling over the bar on his side, he goes over in a backward somersault. To make matters worse, Browning is not a trackman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: How High Is a High Jump? | 1/25/1954 | See Source »

...validity to the fact that the senator in question is most assertively anti-communist. Therefore, they reason, he is right, and they seem to evade any ethical or moral judgment, as irrelevant to the asumption that he is essentially good. The latter, meanwhile, attacks him from the opposite standpoint: from claims that the senator violates the 5th amendment, its damnation extends to the point of accusations of violation of the entire Bill of Rights. This, in a nutshell, is the opinion of the Harvard CRIMSON; although succeeding as an instrument of influence, it fails well as an instrument of Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Mail | 1/20/1954 | See Source »

...point: "Liberty is the practical recognition of human polymorphism." Human polymorphism indicates various forms of differences; assumedly, these may be physical, mental, spiritual, technical, psychological, or political. Hence its implication is that variation in human achievement must not be surpressed; its goal is a successful integration. From a political standpoint, the question now arises: how can dissenting, irreconcilable theories of government be dealt with? Since the two under our consideration, democracy and communism, cannot be dually recognized, this necessitates a conflict, tying in with the "practicality" of the recognition. Now, we may generalize, the greater percentage of Russians are suffering...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Mail | 1/20/1954 | See Source »

This drive was the high point of the game--from a competitive standpoint. It was sparked by guard Stanley Weiss, who scored five of his eight points in the last six minutes of the half, and forward Jim Houston, who added three...

Author: By Jack Rosenthal, | Title: Five Whips Judges, 73-65, Despite Near-Fights, Fouls | 1/14/1954 | See Source »

...only too happy about the strike. "Thanks for your kind offer of a column outlet. The football season has ended. The basketball season has hardly started. The baseball season has yet to begin. IT jes' looks as though there ain't nuthin' doing nowhere, nohow. From a column-writing standpoint, this strike is perfect. I've just finished hanging on my door a sign, 'Do not disturb'. I aim to catch up on my sleep. No runs, no hits, no errors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Five Top Gotham Writers Spurn Crime Mercy Offer | 12/1/1953 | See Source »

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