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...Wednesday, Stoughton staved off a late-game rally by Mallinckrodt to win their third straight game, 11-9, and strengthen its grip on first place in the league. Also on Wednesday, Thayer came from behind with three runs in the last inning to hand Holworthy its second one-run defeat...
...silent movie days. The dialogue is above average; the sight gags (one of the best: the Kingfish owlishly taking his Army medical exam) are expertly staged and played. Despite a protest from the directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People* that such shows "tend to strengthen the conclusions among uninformed or prejudiced people that Negroes ... are inferior, lazy, dumb and dishonest," the TV Amos 'n' Andy seems set for a long and profitable run. Commercials: unobtrusive filmed spots in praise of Blatz beer...
Steps taken to strengthen European defense forces are, according to Conant, "steps away from a global war and towards the goal of peace." He said he believed Europe could be successfully defended, basing his judgment on the opinions of General Eisenhower and Dr. Vannevar Bush...
...sponsors hope that the gesture will "encourage Congressmen to speed up governmental action and will strengthen the ties of friendship between individual Americans and the people of India. It could not be shrugged off as "mere government propaganda...
...told of the "spiritual triumph" of the state of Israel and of great opportunities for American intellectuals to help strengthen the new nation. "In the nest future, when the state is safety established, we will concentrate all our ability in building up a civilization...