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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...American with "muchas pesetas" (exchange rates were favorable)--regional dishes like roast suckling pig, and eggs "al flamenca" with typical sauces and spices were cheap and delicious. Few visitors missed keen Jai-alai games (a Basque invention, Jai-alai and pelota, which resemble squash, are two of the world's swiftest, most exhausting sports). The sparkling wit of the decadent Spanish theater commences evenings at 11 as do most films. The most spectacular events, however, beside peasant flestas, were the colorful bullfights put on in large arenas every Sunday...
...Jolson Sings Again," is a prime example of their handiwork. "The Jolson Story," to which the present effort is a lame sequel, made very good business for the box offices when it came out two years ago; a movie about the "mammy" singer of the twenties, with Al Jolson's voice on the sound track, was almost a sure thing from the start. But there were a few of Jolson's top numbers that couldn't be fitted in. When the film turned out to be a hit, the moviemakers couldn't resist the temptation to have Jolson sing again...
Creation of a world government such as the one the World Federalists request would be a "wild leap" which might destroy the little international cooperation we now have, John H. Mansfield '50, said last night in defense of the United Nations. He spoke in a debate between two members of the Harvard World Federalists and two representatives of the Harvard UN Council...
Valpey broke his squad into two parts for yesterday's drill. Those who had not played on offense Saturday scrimmaged the Jayvees, while those who had seen action on the offensive against Dartmouth polished their attack against dummies...
Crimson fans who have become accustomed to seeing opponents take one squad off the field and send on another every time the ball changes hands will find that the Cross uses even less of a two-platoon system than Harvard. About two-thirds of the Holy Cross team goes both ways, as opposed to about half of the Harvard team...