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...from the Houses that the largest group came, mostly seniors who could remember one season wherein the Crimson broke even, 1948. They tried to build up their enthusiasm as a result of last Saturday's victory, but only two firecrackers were exploded near the crowd in front of the Blockhouse...
During the Japanese occupation, his ready wit landed him in prison for telling tales from history wherein overbearing conquerors came to naught. After the Japanese moved out, Kan poked fun at the Nationalists, who sternly reprimanded him. Then the Communists took over. At first the Reds hailed Kan as an authentic "artist of the people." He reciprocated by giving the new regime a plug or two in his tales. But when his listeners showed signs of boredom, Kan promptly reverted to his old style...
...Boards for a Bed. "I tried then to get to know something of the place wherein I was. I was already aware of much dampness and of a smell of human excrement. Guided by my nose, I drew as far away as possible from the place which I later found out was where the drains of five lavatories of the guards on five floors above me emptied themselves...
Paradise, Canto XXVII, wherein St. Peter states that his successor (Boniface VIII) has turned the Church into a sewer choked with blood. He also quoted from Guicciardini, Carducci and other poets to show that "during 20 centuries, free-thinking men have often had occasion to think of Popes as guilty of other men's blood." Cried he: "So, do you want to send Dante to jail?" After 50 minutes' recess, the court found Laura Diaz guilty, sentenced her to eight months' imprisonment, suspended the sentence on a surety of good conduct...
...paralyzing effect of the 'passive U.S. attitude' is being felt everywhere, at home, and among our allies, but until this issue of TIME, there had been no clear-cut explanation of why the paralysis existed. Both American and U.N. governing circles can now see wherein the paralysis has germinated."-Warren Cheney of Flushing...