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...bidding they assassinated last year ex-Finance Minister Junnosuke Inouye (who argued that the Japanese budget could not support a war) and Japan's No. 1 financier, Baron Dr. Takuma Dan (convinced to the roots of his gentle soul that the Mitsui business empire he managed could thrive best in peace). "We still believe in the righteousness of our cause!" thundered Priest Inouye last week. "Our acts were intended to purify the nation." That the nation was purified many Japanese believe. They hope that Priest Inouye and his Blood Brotherhood will get off with a light sentence or none...
...plumage is a dark reddish brown, solid except for, on some specimens, one round white spot on the breast. From three cocks and a hen trapped five years ago Mr. Ames has raised and released several hundred bred true to the new type. Though they do not seem to thrive when shipped elsewhere, on the Ames place they are fine strong birds, flashing deep cherry red in the sunlight when a covey bursts away...
...years has sat in a musty back office guiding the affairs of Manhattan's Metropolitan Opera Company, was given a party this week. His 200 singers sang for him. Oldtime Metropolitan stars returned to the stage to honor him.* Swayed by the wholehearted sentiment which opera-folk thrive on, the house fairly shook with shouts when the Metropolitan ballet shaped itself into a giant birthday cake, held up 25 candles. From his grandtier box Mr. Gatti gravely gave the Italian salute but no amount of persuasion would bring him to the stage from which he took his last...
...ever less interested in extra-curricular activities. Under intelligent and responsible direction which fully realizes the magnitude of the task which it is undertaking, there is, however, a good chance that the magazine will make itself a lasting part of the Harvard scene. The healthiest growths are those which thrive under adverse conditions, and if the Harvard Critic make a permanent place for itself it will be a welcome and valuable addition to the flocks on Harvard's Parnassus, and a credit to those who are sponsoring...
...should be able to enjoy during their student days, which are usually the happiest period in their lives, the comforts and amenities of modern civilization. A hard life has often, in the past, been the student's lot; but I see no reason to assume that culture can only thrive where the material conditions of life are made purposely harsh and forbidding...