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Over 60 freshmen have already signed up for the debating which will begin on Wednesday. These contestants are now divided into tow-man teams that will argue both sides of the topic. After the first four rounds of debating, the top squads will compete for a special trophy...
Intrusion. The only crime the Communists accused them of, said the three, was "intruding into China's territorial waters." Under questioning, they insisted to Red officers that the Kert never touched Chi nese waters, was well within international territory when a Red gunboat took them in tow. But the Communists were not satisfied. First the three were taken to a detention and interrogation center for seven months. Then, handcuffed and blindfolded, they were moved to separate cells in a Canton jail. In the tiny (6 ft. by 11 ft.) concrete cells each one also had a Chinese cellmate...
...Garage Owner Jack Murray proved that his rowdy humor and his mechanical skill were an unbeatable combination. Along the way he touched off sticks of explosive gelignite that blew competitors out of much-needed rest. Outside Broome, Murray's 1948 Ford V-8 (which he uses for a tow car at home) ran out of gas; Murray promptly made a deal with another driver, whose car was stranded with burned-out bearings. After filling his Ford from his competitor's gas tank, Murray towed the stranded car to town, gassed up again and went...
...Throw some more gelignite, Jack," shouted jokers in the mob that met Murray's car. Murray was too busy adding up his winnings: $2,225 in prize money, $4,162 for endorsing tires, sparkplugs and other products, plus a $2,925 house. However, Garageman Murray's tow car would never again be the same...
Chalk & Flour. The day their prize outfielder was separated from the Army, the Giants had a savvy scout named Frank Forbes, 61, waiting at the gate to take him in tow. An oldtime Negro athlete (baseball, basketball and boxing), Forbes is the professional godfather to the Giants' Negro ballplayers. With his other charges safely married, Forbes's main preoccupation is Willie...