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That is about all John Updike has to say in his fourth novel, which will disappoint those admirers who have been waiting hopefully for a major talent to produce a major work. Instead of expanding, the Updike compass appears to be narrowing, as if its wielder were desirous of proving that he can, if need be, engrave his graceful arabesques on the head of a pin. Of the Farm barely qualifies as a novel; it is too brief, inactive and unambitious. But as a delicate cameo that freezes three people in postures that none of them finds comfortable...
Paul Profeta defeated two Yale opponents in sabre, and Mike Nigro conquered one sabre-wielder to round out the score...
Barebones Request. Johnson was jubilant, congratulated the House for a "wise and prudent action." Said he: "This is no time to be cutting a carefully drawn measure." Even so, it looked at first as if Congress might cut it to ribbons. Veteran Ax Wielder Otto Pass man, the Louisiana Democrat who heads the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, said that the President "would be very lucky to get $2.5 billion." Congress seemed so rebellious that some officials feared the aid package might eventually be trimmed to $2 billion...
...Carl Vinson was sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The date was Nov. 3, 1914. All of the other men who were members that day have since departed from the House, but Vinson remains. On his pinnacle of seniority, he is, at 79, a wielder of vast power and influence, one of the most formidable old lions in Congress...
...capsule descended, swinging widely on its chute, and the choppers buzzed to meet it. They were hovering close when it hit the water with a small splash, three miles away. Shepard had already asked by radio to be taken aboard; so Crook Wielder Cox got a line around the capsule, steadied it and lowered a horsecollar sling to lift Shepard to the chopper.* Safe in the cabin, the first U.S. astronaut exulted: "It's a beautiful day. Boy, what a ride...