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...first thing the average man will notice on walking from the marble staircase into this lofty vault is a superfluity of girls. Cliffedwellers, stationed at the numerous tables, sit waiting for their prey. Some pretend to study weighty tomes; others idly thumb the pages of Real Screen Romances, patiently awaiting the right moment. Skeptics, doubting the efficacy of their "Got a match?" technique, are likely to become social theorists on analysis of the Reference Room marriage record...
...Chicago the Tribune, unwilling to yield to Eastern superiority, vigorously contested Edna's award of what it called "the world's championship for disgustingly filthy cities." The Trib's contention: "She should see our rats . . . rub our air between thumb and forefinger . . . inspect our alleys. Only then should she undertake to award her grand prize, and we know who would win it, hands down...
...York's City Opera Company, which has made itself a fine reputation mounting such neglected modern masterpieces as Berg's Wozzeck and Prokofiev's Love for Three Oranges, last week did a turnabout. It wet its thumb, leafed back through the decades, and uncovered a neglected oldtimer that had not been heard in Manhattan since the days of Andrew Jackson: Rossini's La Cenerentola (Cinderella). It left the opening-night audience whooping with delight...
Look at the cover of the Tropical Lampoon, thumb through for advertisements, find the proof hacks. And to those who read it, remember, the Lampoon is not strictly a literary organization...
China is by no means under the thumb of Russia as are the Satellite nations, Swartz believes. Although the Soviets' ultimate aim is "complete control from Moscow," they must go slow. A dilemma: if they try to take direct control at this time, they face angry resentment from the Chinese; if they treat China as an exception, they can expect jealously from their satellites...