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...those who like to pinch pennies in their own workshops, the build-it-yourself business had the widest assortment of models yet. On view were 38 different models put out by seven kit-boatmakers, ranging all the way from 8-ft. prams to cabin cruisers. U-Mak-It Products, which had 15 models on show, also puts out a kit for a 23-ft. cabin cruiser (see cut} for $844 without motor, a saving of about $1,000 on the readymade model. Depending on the size, a home builder could slice as much as 60% from the price...
Objectivity, then, should no longer be an inflexible, absolute standard. The least journalists could do is stop confusing themselves with mechanical concepts and allow the widest latitude in selecting background and analysis to include in news articles. Otherwise, honest newspapers and news magazines will continue misleading their readers under the guise of "objectivity...
...other social functions are hardly essential to teach men discipline, to teach them military procedures, techniques, and the other qualities good officers possess. Social functions are just not important enough to justify the inroads they make on an undergraduate's normal interests, on the course of education in its widest sense. Even if the mis-step is petty, as in this case, it warrants protest...
Fearful of increased infringements on civil liberties under a Republican administration, Robert G. McCloskey, assistant professor of Government, is supporting Stevenson, whom he feels will "preserve the widest possible scope for freedom of expression...
...acting varies from too much to none at all, McLaglen successfully straddles the two extremes, though his face permits the widest scowls and leers ever seen on a movie screen. Fitzgerald, of course, serves up his hoary characterization of the Lovable Old Irishman. Miss O'Hara looks fine herding sheep, but the scene in which she's frightened by lightning is probably the year's worst bit of acting. Wayne as usual is a capable hero...