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Perhaps the main path from Lamont to Sever could be made into a one-lane speedway to handle express classgoer traffic, and all local and westbound idlers could be shunted off to other routes, thereby reducing the accident toll. Or maintenance men could rip out the soundproofing in the library. If asked any questions, they could say that this was going to be done all along because the University has found that the suppression of noise violates the principles of academic freedom...
...time, he turned his back squarely on migratory birds; until last week he not only had to regulate hunting of migratory wild fowl, but promulgate rules concerning transportation and sale of their drumsticks, wings and necks (in case a wily scofflaw dissected them). He also shucked off responsibility for toll-fixing on roads and trails in Alaska. This was just a beginning; abolishing obsolescent chores such as the mint commissions is still to come. Eventually he hopes to confine presidential decisions and paper work (he signs from 600 to 800 papers a day) to matters more directly concerning the Atomic...
...Last I Saw . . ." The toll included a bag of 10,000 Chinese prisoners-more than three times as many as had surrendered in all the previous months since Red China's intervention. Early last week, while the Red defense was just firming up, a group of 300 Chinese surrendered to U.S. airmen. They had been hit hard by artillery, and when the planes came over they leaped out of their holes, waving white cloths or holding their hands over their heads. While the planes circled, the Chinese walked to a British infantry position and gave themselves...
Jabara's battle took place when 50 MIGs bounced 28 U.S. Sabres near the Manchurian border. Other pilots destroyed a third enemy plane, scored one as a probable, damaged five. It was the fattest toll of enemy jets since April...
...Heaviest earthquake toll since the Assam quake of 1950 (TIME, Sept...