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...Thirteen years had passed since the G. & C. Merriam Co. had published its fifth-edition Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. But Americans had not stopped talking. They had talked so much and so freely that they had kept twelve editors busy listening to all the new noises they made. Last week, with the publication of a brand-new edition ($6 and up), a lot of U.S. talk became official...
While he was taking things easy, Campbell joined the Thirteen Club ("All lungers-twelve of 'em died"), became editor of the Tucson Citizen, and went to Mexico to cover a revolution. When the Republican National Committee bought the Citizen, Campbell, though a Republican himself, quit ("I couldn't take dictation from any pressure group...
Before long, students were jumping up and offering everything from pocket change to folding money. Thirteen pledged $100 apiece or more. One, planning to repair his car, pledged his $100 with a shout of "Goodbye, jalopy!" Within a matter of minutes they had pledged some $2,000, but they weren't through...
...Harvard-Northeastern game last month, the Huskies were leading 5 to 4, with but thirteen minutes left to play, when the Crimson suddenly exploded with four goals to win the game...
...Thirteen schools participated in the tournament, which took place in the Walker Memorial Building...