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...first glance, it might seem that these well-wishers are doing the next First Lady an unkindness. She is not strong; she suf fers from a heart murmur which makes her hesitate before stairs, and in the past fell prey, for some time, to a disturbance of the inner ear which had a minor but annoying effect on her equilibrium. Last summer she made it clear to her friends that she would have been delighted, if fate allowed, to spend the coming years at the 189-acre farm near Gettysburg, Pa. which she and Ike bought...
...Bisho Fred P. Corson, new president of the Metf odist Council of Bishops, puts the emphasi on attracting youth. "The Communist! Fascists and ultra-fundamentalists, like tb Youth for Christ," he said, "all came t power via the youth movement. We mu< face that fact and recognize that they suf plies some sort of inner urge...
...centuries passed, these mystical Moslems became known as sufis (from their garb of suf, or undyed wool). They were loosely organized around leaders, or saints, who sought from the Koran not learning, but direct "experience...
...permanent feature of the Summer School program was the series of bi-weekly talks on America and international current affairs conducted by Max Lerner and Hans Kohn, professors of Political Science at Williams and Smith Colleges. These talks, given every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, not only nearly caused mass suf- focations in the New Lecture Hall, but, according to one old lady, were "Simply stimulating...
...Margaret is a well-built hotel cashier whose love affair with a lumberman lifts her into the world of affairs and drives her to drink. The only warm-hearted character in the book is Jim O'Neill, who suffers as he watches his children being taken by relatives, suf fers more as he watches his dark-eyed, high-spirited little wife turn into the shouting, snarling, unkempt Lizz...