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...down and I soon began to make obscene gestures at the people laughing at me. Finally an usher at one of the entrances to the bullring took pity on me and went across the street to a firehouse, from which he graciously brought me an old, worn pair of uniform pants. They were about eight inches too big around the waist, and the zipper wouldn't work, but at least I now had some pantalones...
...flash encounter with a young, tough-faced Italian militiaman in the international troops' barracks. The gap of language, of nationality, of blood and class background that separates them vanishes when Orwell reads in his face that he would do anything--even commit murder--for a friend. "With his shabby uniform and fierce pathetic face," Orwell writes, "he typifies for me the special atmosphere of that time. He is bound up with all my memories of that period of the war--the red flags in Barcelona, the gaunt trains full of shabby soldiers creeping to the front, the gray war-stricken...
Yellowstone Uniform...
...park rangers who have worked for the Park Service for a total of ten years, we wish to point out that the two photographs [June 24] contrasting Ranger Jerry Ford in 1936 to Son Jack in 1974 show that standards in the proper wearing of the National Park Service uniform seem to have dropped. In reality, they have not. Name tag and badge should be worn on the outside of a Park Service jacket. The tie tack should be located midway between the buttons of the breast pocket. In addition, moccasins are not considered proper footwear. It is no wonder...
...mourners lined up eight abreast for miles in a warm winter rain outside the Congress Hall where the body of el Líder (see following story) lay in state in the Blue Chamber. They waited for up to 24 hours for a glimpse of his body clad in army uniform, medals and sash of office. Many fainted from emotion or exhaustion. Government aid stations treated no fewer than 17,800 people as the original one day of viewing was extended to two because of the miles-long crowd...