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...report, regretted the choice of the bald eagle as the emblem of America "as he is generally poor and often very lousy." As soon as infant birds climb out of their eggs, the waiting lice set upon them, chewing their feathers and nibbling their skins. They crawl into the throat pouches of pelicans and cormorants. One species feeds exclusively on the tears of swifts...
...chairman cleared his throat loudly. "I'm gonna read the new constitution, so we can pass it. Its practically the same as the old constitution, except for three changes. One, we'll only need fifth instead of a fourth of the membership for a quorum and two, we'll only have five instead of eleven executives. That way, it'll be easier to transact business. The third change is a provision for impeaching an officer who commits an act detrimental to the club...
...harvest some votes during a quick tour of the same cigar factory. They carried off the encounter like true Southern Gentlemen. Russell: "Hello. Estes, I haven't seen you in a long time. How are you holding up?" Kefauver: "I'm fine, got a little sore throat in Cincinnati last night. Which side of the street are you working?" Russell: "I'm working both sides." "Be good, Dick." "You be the same, Estes." And with that, the candidates parted to look for less crowded hustings...
...French Hero General Henri Coudraux, a deputy chief of staff to SHAPE. Ike followed the old French custom which calls for chief mourners, whether lay or clerical, to dip a silver goupillon in holy water and sprinkle it on the coffin. Later, Ike took to his bed with a throat infection and fever, which further delayed his goodbye tour...
...first opening night at La Scala, last December, 30-year-old Soprano Callas made a smashing hit in Verdi's Sicilian Vespers. Milan critics kissed their fingertips in ecstasy over her sureness, her "miraculous throat" and the "phosphorescent beauty" of her middle range. Her performances of Norma (eight of them) were enthusiastic sellouts. Last week she was collecting more bravos in a difficult role in which even her most ardent admirers had feared for her: the vocally acrobatic part of Constanze in Mozart's Abduction from the Seraglio...