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Four students were on duty across from the small, grey Ruskin-Gothic Peruvian Embassy. They knew that it was giving asylum to ex-Mayor Juan Luis Gutierrez Granier, in whose municipality, it was said, students were tortured and killed last week. A swell-looking kid of 19 had an old Mauser rifle with a sling made of heavy twine. He had on two overcoats and a north woods peaked wool cap. How long was he going to stand there? Until Gutierrez came out. He thought there would be a try that night. It was cold as hell, but even...
...main attractions of the ROTC, which has always helped to swell the ranks since the College unit was founded shortly after the first World War, has fallen victim to progress in the art of war. "In the 'piping days of peace' the unit was a horse drawn outfit which had a polo team; but, because the horse has ceased to be important or used in war, the team no longer exists. Thus, many 'little soldiers' no longer sign up," said McClure. But he emphasized that the unit will attempt to develop esprit de corps by many other social functions...
Getting off to a slow start, but coming up fast on the outside is Social Relations 14, Anthropology and Modern Life. Almost devoid of feminine charm at the start of the term, 12 ladies now swell its ranks with further additions still possible. Social Relations 84, Social Pathology rounds out the quartet with ten girls enrolled...
High winds reinforced the drives of Leverett sluggers to swell the final tally. Leverett placed third in last spring's competition, and yesterday's game gave a formidable prevue of Bunnie power. Dudley and Dunster will meet today, while Kirkland and Lowell battle Friday. Lack of team support by House members is slowing up the program...
...film is untypical of Chandler in that it has a formula happy ending, but even this does not take the edge off of several very swell performances, particularly by the minor players. To cite chapter and verse, Howard Da Silva as the night club operator, and Will Wright as the house detective, do exceptionally sensitive jobs in roles that could easily have been stereotypes...