Word: wente
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...plump, jovial, devoutly Catholic. By Italian standards, he was also prosperous. Thirty years ago he had gone to the New World to seek his fortune, and in Rhode Island he had found it, in a modest way, as a Providence shopkeeper. Last June, Angelo and his wife, Anna, went back to their beloved, native Naples for a two months' visit...
Ever since his great & good friends, Hitler & Mussolini, went down history's drain, Spain's Francisco Franco has suffered an international ostracism. In 1947, Argentina's Evita Perón broke into his loneliness with a spectacular visit. Last week it happened again-in double measure and double pleasure for Spain's plump dictator...
Justice over Ice. Last winter a white trapper who heard the story reported it to Mounties at Cambridge Bay. By plane and dog sled, two policemen went up to investigate. They found the guileless Eskimos-including Eeriykoot and Ishakak -perfectly willing to talk. The police arrested the two friends, exhumed Nukashook's body for an inquest...
...Smarter Now." With his curve snapping and his control excellent, Newcombe shut out the St. Louis Cardinals (6-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates (9-0), then the New York Giants (8-0). He went one more inning against the Boston Braves-for 31 scoreless innings in all-before he let a run cross the plate. At week's end, the New York Giants managed to shell him out of the box, but it was the first time in his last seven starts. His record: w. 15, l. 6. Although everybody has tremendous respect for his curve and control, the secret...
While playing with Montreal last summer, Newcombe got mad one day and went home to Elizabeth, N.J. to brood. Before the week was out, he telephoned Business Manager Buzzy Bavasi and asked humbly: "Will you take a damn fool back?" Last spring, at Vero Beach, Fla. Newcombe took a punch at Catcher Fermin Guerra of the Philadelphia A's, with whom he had trouble in the Cuban League last winter. Says Teammate Robinson, referring both to Newcombe's pitching and behavior: "He's smarter...