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Last week, having taken another two years to puzzle over Rifkind's tome, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that largely affirmed his conclusions. In essence, the court upheld Arizona's claims and knocked down California...
...President did not know what he was getting into when he started the book. Once during a lunch with friends, he asked one of the wives present: "What have you been reading?" Answer: Le Repos du Guer-rier (The Warrior's Rest). Apparently thinking it a military tome, the President said eagerly: "Ah, tres bien. Could you lend it to me?" Actually, the book, whose movie version starred Brigitte Bardot, was a sultry item dealing more with conquests in the bedroom than on the battlefield...
...Medical School Faculty has prepared its first textbook on general surgery in 32 years. The 900-page tome, entitled Surgery, will be released this week...
...total of $1 million has been granted the Joint Center for Urban Research to further planning of the new Venezuelan city, Santa Tome de Guayana...
...reduce Venezuelan dependence on declining oil reserves, the Center is attempting to add a diversified industrial hase to the national economy by developing the Guayana region of Southeastern Venezuela. A key element of the Center's project is the preparation of plans for a new industrial city, Santo Tome de Guayana. Established in July, 1961, the city may reach a population of half a million or more persons...