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...ring of fire, the operator could watch until some soldier drew near, then touch off a hellish burst. Allied officials said the weapon shot a jet flame 15 yards, where it ballooned out into a ball of fire 40 yards in diameter. Jerry called it the Abwehrflammenwerfer (defensive flame-thrower...
...losses are compensated somewhat by the acquisition of some very promising new material. A newcomer to the Harvard V-12 unit, but nevertheless an eligible man for competition this summer is Bill Murray, champion javelin thrower from Holy Cross. Also in the V-12 is Walter Harwood, a pole vaulter from Phillips Exeter Academy...
...Excepting perhaps the Chinese army, Tito's National Liberation Army has the highest percentage of amputations in the world. Last winter, several hundred bare-foot fighters had to have their frozen legs amputated. Also, the typical wound of the Partisan soldier is the fracture from mine thrower, cannon or bomb, and since hospitalized Partisans often must be moved over rugged terrain in this mobile warfare, the usual result is amputation...
...Manhattan's jampacked St. Patrick's Cathedral for the celebration of the Mass of Pentecost,† blinked not an eyelash when a slight, Sunday-dressed worshiper stood up at the altar rail, heaved two poorly aimed eggs which splattered at the Archbishop's feet. The egg-thrower, a meek Czech alien, explained to the police: the Archbishop had "said something I didn't like...
...formidable Democratic opponent is the Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who succeeded his father as pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church. Its 10,173 members are reportedly the largest Protestant congregation in the U.S. Tall (6 ft. 4 in.) and young (35), Adam Powell has been successively a javelin thrower at Colgate University, a redcap in Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal, a New York City councilman. He has also led several Harlem picketlines, and edits an aggressive tabloid, The People's Voice. Handsome in a gates-ajar collar, Powell makes a hell-raising speech, likes to kiss...