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...learning to walk, he had to substitute his visual sense for the injured sensory center. Supported by two nurses (he could not hold a crutch), he placed his feet on steps painted on the hospital floor, thus conditioned himself to the right length of stride. Now he walks (depending on his sight, rather than sense of touch) by watching his step out of the corner of his eye. He cannot walk with his eyes closed or in the dark. But in daylight he can walk a mile unaided...
...Francisco took the final flurries in stride. In its closing days the conference...
...servicemen, overjoyed to be home, took the snags and snarls in their stride. Said one airman: "I don't mind. I put up with worse things in Germany...
Harvard's Glee Club made its selections, for the most part, in the spirit of the Popes, with the accent on the popular, the spirited, and the original. It fortunately recognized that the "Thanksgiving Hymn" it used last year had no place in a champagne glass. Harvard hit its stride in the Pops manner with Gershwin, and in "The Golden Trumpeter" it substituted for "Hey. Mac, where are the glass flowers?" the more appropriate "Where's Scollay Square?" A good time was enjoyed by all, the lady at the next table would remark...
...were subject to being laid off as war contracts were cut back. These will bring the total unemployed auto workers in the Detroit area to 40,000. From now on, as more & more war jobs end, Detroit's unemployment will mount higher & higher -until automobile production hits its stride of 6 million cars a year. From the standpoint of employment, Detroit and the motor industry are staring reconversion in the face...