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Side by side the two men listened to George Washington's Prayer for the U.S. (". . . that thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government. . . ."), a prayer "In Time of War" from the English prayerbook (". . . grant us victory, if it be thy will. . . ."), a prayer from the American Book of Common Prayer ("Almighty God, who has given us this good land for our heritage. . . ."-TIME, Dec. 15). The hymns were militant : God of Our Fathers, Once To Every Man and Nation (James Russell Lowell's great hymn), America...
Before Congressional committees he is decisive, clear, unbending, aloof. Impersonally courteous, he never descends to personalities, never lets his collar wilt when the questioning is hot, seldom raises his voice, but never wavers. The result is that Congress is often antagonistic. A few Congressmen have a grudging admiration for him. Many, particularly on the Republican side, dismiss him in angry words, usually adding that he is a doddering...
Next day, for the 36-hole final, the thermometer hovered around 95°. But the non-Texans did not wilt. When the final score was posted, the $1,000 first prize went to 39-year-old Craig Wood of Mamaroneck, N.Y., who holds the world's record for 72 holes of tournament golf: 264, chalked up at New York's Metropolitan Open last year. Last week his 72-hole total was 284, but-considering the weather, the chiggers, a recently wrenched back that made him wear a polo belt, and suicidal holes like Death Valley (Colonial...
...Fassett, le pere, Eddie Nugent, le beau de L'arte;--these and the remainder of the cast are all quite adequate. But it is Monsieur Thomas, L'enfant terrible par excellence, who provides the freshness and snap "Your Loving Son" so badly needs, if it is not to wilt under the brightlights of Broadway...
Purr. In Winchester, Va., Robert Wilt complained about the whine in his motor. Mechanics took out a kitten...