1950:MAG "of the pietase about the United States, and soon, it Will be next to impossible to change their minds about us. 19572407 THE POST REPORTS ON DIVORCE 4. The Children are the Losers By DAVID G. WITTELS T HE nine-year-old boy stood at the head of the stairsand refused to come down when his father arrived for his first fortnightly visit after the divorce. "" I hate you! "" he shrilled. "" I hate you! "" Then, crying like the baby he" 1951:FIC "I said nothing. At this point I was willing never to see M. Perouse again, for I could scarcely countenance the things he did, and this matter of throwing out the Australian girls to make way for a Marseillaise was so absurd as to be revolting, and not solely because the losers happened to be of British stock but rather because it seemed an offense against the decencies. In fact, my association with M. Perouse had corrupted me to the point where I was beginning to think that a man need merely wave his hand and beautiful girls would come running, but I reflected that" 1951:FIC "pocketful of change into some real dough. "" "" Hey, wait a minute, "" Bloom said, jumping to his feet. "" You ai nt quittin winners, are you? "" "" Sure I'm quittin winners, '' Maggio said. '' You think I'm gon na quit losers? Where'd you learn to gamble? your mother's sewing circle? ''"" You cant quit winners, "" Bloom said. "" And take the money over to the sheds out of the game. "" "" Yeah? "" Maggio said. "" You watch me. "" Bloom turned" 1951:MAG "under penalty of losing face, and which they would keep women from flouting, if they could, for the same reason. But something has happened to alter this code, something that has convinced men as well as women that the rigid demarcation of their spheres of action made them both thelosers. I do not mean to say that all the barriers are down. Culturalpatterns change slowly and barriers crumble and shift only under heavy pressure. But the pressure of practical, not theoretical, considerations has done its work. Our young couples, who care less about abstract justice than they" 1951:NEWS "attraction that kept the watchers on the edges of their seats. Conflict was the lure that kept all eyes fixed on the square of brightly lighted canvas. It was man-to-man combat, fierce, skilful, unrelenting, and yet not brutal, that brought cheers for the winners and applause for the losers. There were some sentimental favorites among the 32 young men who had won theirway to the championship bouts. Mostly they were the soldiers and sailors? young fellows from Great Lakes Naval Training center or from army posts scattered around the country.? Crowd Is n't Bloodthirsty They boxed three two-minute" 1952:FIC "seems to be that if enough people slaughter themselves, the enemy gives up out of sheer guilty conscience. "" "" What if the enemy does n't give up? "" "" Before these people united, they must have fought it out tribe to tribe, suiciding until someone gave up. The losers probably joined the victors; the tribe must have grown until it could take overthe planet by sheer weight of numbers. "" Fannia looked carefully at Donnaught, trying to see if he understood. "" It's anti-survival, of course; if someone did n't give up, the race would" 1952:FIC "removes helmet - 55B MS - Fitzurse and John in stands - others in b.g. - they look to right - JOHNNobly ridden, my lords! I never yet saw better sport! FITZURSEThe day is already ours, I think, Your Highness. ð JOHNAye, the Saxons are poor losers, Fitzurse. Look at their faces now! 56B MLS - Locksley and Clerkof Copmanhurst among group of Saxons - Cedric and Rowena seen at right b.g. in stands - 57B MCS - Rowena and Cedric in stands - others in b.g. - they look out to f.g. - CEDRICRichard destroyed" 1952:FIC "friend victimized by a vicious, verminous bully. There sits a man who risked life, who risked all, to right a heinous wrong. For a friend. A friend. Gentlemen, greater love bath no man? good God, Brady, the world and the Bar of Texas are losers! Have a thin one. Let us prepare for a parrandah! '' Martinsat doubled in the hot water, working with the soap, with the fire burning in him. "" And how are the Ruckers? I mean, how is Captain Rucker? "" Martin called. "" Fine" 1952:MAG "of his election, he would have the country's mandate. In other words, if we were still at war when a Republican administration took over, we would have to accept a new set of commanders not because the old ones had been derelict as officers but because they had been political losers. The reorganization might extend to the Korean battlefield itself. It would be extremelydifficult for a Republican administration to place men like Bradley and Collins in positions where their ability and experience could be put to good use. Whether our supply of military brains is great enough to provide a new team" 1952:NEWS "as the anniversary of their. independence from Japan after World War II. Quoting highlights from the address, the Pyongyang radio said Premier Kim had declared he was willing to sign a truce agreement that would make clear to the world that '' the Americans are not the winners and the Koreans the losers in this war. '' North Korea '' does not consider It dishonorable to concludean armistice in the Korean war after fighting against nineteen powers for three years, "" General Kim said, according to the broadcast version. He warned, however, that the North Korean armed forces had reached """ 1952:NEWS ". It turned steamship executives and office workers into winchmen and porters, and it undoubtedly ran up the sales of arnica and other drug-store lotions. But as darkness closed down on the river last night every passenger and most of the baggage had been cleared from the ships. and the only apparent losers were the dock workers, who though they had gathered early in the morning oppositethe pier entrances, had not been called to work by union hiring bosses. The walkout, had been forecast on Monday as a gesture of defiance after four leaders of Local 824, International Longshoremen's Association," 1953:MAG "a junior edition of the ceremonies was under way. All the cinema queens, some appearing for the first time on TV, looked as gorgeous as they ever did, but a few seemed to miss the careful direction they get in films. The cameras might have been less rigid (the losers in the audience were ignored, even though Bob Hope had advised watching them:"" You'll see great understanding, great sportsmanship-great acting ""). But the show was still fascinating in an unrehearsed, star-studded way. # Oscar for 1952's "" best actor "" was presented in absentia to" 1954:FIC "the Trumbulls! "" Her eyes were wide with amazement. "" Why not? They were planning to come to the celebration for you. We've got to be good sports. "" "" Do you think this was a handball game we played today? '' '' The same rules apply to losers. '' '' Sorry, but everything in my background is pointed toward making mea good winner. "" "" Just smile and tell them you're happy for them. Your friends will admire you for it. "" "" You mean those loyal friends who stuck their knives in your back this" 1954:MAG "provocateurs. Goaded and egged on by the Viet Minh, the demonstrators had besieged the post, alternately insulting, threatening and cajoling the Vietnamese soldiers to desert. # Face the Taunts. "" Ah, yah, '' cried the women scornfully. '' Why do you want to be with the losers? '' Swarms of children pranced around the post, hooting and whooping derisively atthe garrison. Some threw stones. A pretty young girl leaped forward from the crowd and slapped her belly. "" Sons? "" she taunted. "" Our bodies will bear no sons for traitors. "" Some" 1954:MAG "'s biggest party. In nationwide elections for provincial councils (which do not directly affect the national government), the Catholic People's Party polled 31.5% of the vote, inching past their coalition partners in the national government, the Socialists, who gained slightly themselves, to poll 29.4%. Chief losers: the Communists, who polled only 284,284 votes, a decline of 15%. 263794 Before leaving for a visit to his home town in Sicily last week, Italy's Premier Mario Scelba sent" 1954:MAG "14490354 MOST OF THE early estimates of the import of the recent elections bore a remarkable similarity. By and Jorge they transformed a Republican defeat into a considerable "" moral '' victory. This interpretation had the virtue of being both comforting to the losers and consistent with the contrast between the actual event and the expectations on all sides. A good-humored dissent to the theory of moral victory is in order. This non-concurring opinion will rest chiefly on an examination of the elections to the House of Representatives. Factors of personality, policy, and situ" 1955:FIC "may win the war, and come back in triumph. Or they may lose the war, and come back in chains. But there's one thing we can be sure of: if, by a miracle , the Continental Army should beat them, our English friends will be awfully good losers. (Frederick comes running from U. L., passes L. window.) SUSANLINDLEY Mary! Look! (Susan runs to the front door. Mary crosses L. Frederick comes on U. c. He is carrying a sword, in its scabbard, in both hands.) LIEUTENANT LORD FREDERICK" 1955:MAG "Sarah Hall, who, in her high school days, was captain of the basketball team that won the Alabama state championship. As I said, women are great sports. "" // FAYE EMERSON, New Canaan , Conn. Actress '' Give us a chance. Men weren't always good losers. It's taken generations of training. Some are still poor losers. Fakinginjury in football to stop the clock is n't sporting. Sure, some women lose poorly to each other, but they're the best losers to men. They've taken it on the chin for centuries." 1955:MAG "of the basketball team that won the Alabama state championship. As I said, women are great sports. "" // FAYE EMERSON, New Canaan, Conn. Actress "" Give us a chance. Men were n't always good losers. It's taken generations of training. Some are still poor losers. Faking injury in football to stop the clock isn't sporting. Sure,some women lose poorly to each other, but they're the best losers to men. They've taken it on the chin for centuries. "" // THEODORE S. PETERSEN, San Francisco President, Standard Oil Co." 1955:MAG ". Actress "" Give us a chance. Men were n't always good losers. It's taken generations of training. Some are still poor losers. Faking injury in football to stop the clock is n't sporting. Sure, some women lose poorly to each other, but they're the best losers to men. They've taken it on the chin for centuries. '' //THEODORE S. PETERSEN, San Francisco President, Standard Oil Co. of California "" No. Women are wonderful sports. They assume most of the drudgery and the hard jobs while men go their merry way. They have" 1956:MAG "In this day it would be nonsense to fit it with an armorpiercing nose, load it with conventional explosive and try for a direct hit. With an atomic Regulus, a near-miss is good enough to dispose of the target. The classical contest between projectiles and armor ended, with both the losers, when Bikini's atomic test shot reduced a war fleet to junk. Forbombarding shore fortifications and inland targets, presumably the Regulus would likewise unleash a nuclear blast. Since the Regulus strikes far beyond range of effective control from the launching vessel, its guidance system must differ from that of" 1956:MAG "must be broken? if national unity is not to be used as a fatal cover-up for national drift. 30514 Arithmetic may be a better guide than history in guessing the Congressional winners and losers this year... for the final count may depend on the '' fivepercenters "" in the race. WHATEVER the problems besetting Adlai Stevenson at this moment? and they are many? he can take comfort from the fact that he is free from one worry plaguing his favored Republican opponent" 1957:MAG "South and brings together two of the most rabid sets of alumni anywhere. Friendly brawls are commonplace in the stands. Strangely enough, the aftermath of the game is apt to be peaceful only if Auburn loses. Dodd explains it this way: // '' Those Auburn people, they're fine losers. Don't come any better. But when they win, watch out.They want to tear the place apart. "" 132458 It is a reasonable assumption that hardly an American thinks" 1958:FIC """ be said. "" Even nice people. Someday you'll find out. "" John did not answer. "" Do you hear me? "" "" Yes. "" "" Sylvia used to be a nice woman . I lost the money -- all the goddamn money. Winner takes all, losers weepers. '' '' I guess so, '' John said. '' You can't keep a woman like that without money. Poverty is against her nature. She goes to the highest bidder. "" | No reply came from John. "" Always plenty of takers for a woman like that" 1958:MAG "could overruff the second club another spade play would doom the contract. In this difficult situation, Allinger guessed right. He trumped the second club with the ace and played a low trump, dropping the jack and queen together. Dummy's trumps and good clubs took care of South's remaininglosers. // Both the Rothlein and the Fishbein entries are five-man teams. The Rothleinplayer you have not met thus far is Sidney Lazard of New Orleans, who distinguished himself as West in defense against this slam hand. // Details of the bidding are no longer recalled. Both teams bid to" 1958:MAG "instead of the three used now. # CORPORATE PROFITS rose 1% in 1957 over 1956, says Manhattan's First National City Bank in survey of 2,474 key companies that account for about one-third of total business earnings. Biggest gainers: tobacco, shoe, drug, steel, and auto companies. Losers: textile, clothing, tire, paper, oil, building-material firms. # LIABILITY INSURANCE rates for autos will go up again this year, as much as 30% in some states. Reason: higher car-repair costs, medical expenses and court awards in damage cases caused heavier underwriting loss in 1957" 1958:MAG "for vocational-education work and water-purification plants, the states should get the chance to collect $150 million of the revenue that the U.S. now takes in from its 10% tax on local telephone calls. # Aware that some G.O.P. Governors are among the reluctant - specifically those whose states happen to be among the net losers in such a swap - Eisenhower sent a message to the Governors' Conference in MiamiBeach. "" If a healthy functioning of all our political parts is to be maintained, "" he wrote, just about every citizen has to fight the "" centripetal force "" that accumulates power in Washington. #" 1959:FIC "I felt guilty at the rather notorious Freudianism that came to mind: how offspring out to set the world on fire often want only to burn the old man up. Well, he had missed the boat on her poetry. He had thought the stuff hopeless. I did not begrudge the losers my good offices for that one last trip to New York they asked of me. After all, my aim was to extricate myself from l'affaire Appleyard as gracefully asp128possible, and a graceful exit usually means a leisurely one. My father gave me one good piece of advice in his lifetime." 1959:MAG "to arrange the order in which candidates will appear on the ballot. # Voters will cast two ballots, one for political parties (not individual candidates), the other for functional groups. In actual practice, Sukarno will have the authority to hand-pick half the members of parliament. The chief losersunder the new system will be the Moslem Masjumi Party, many of whose leadersbacked the "" rebellion of the colonels "" that still flickers in the outer islands, and the Communists. For the Reds the new Konsepsi is also a bitter blow, since under the old system they had been" 1959:MAG "his legs and mutters,' Hey, watch it! Take that man! Get that ball!' He used to scare me to death. It's lucky Slater has been with winning teams most of the time. Both of us would have been nervous wrecks if he had been with losers. '' Would she be happier if Slater were in another business? '' Yes, I believe I would, but I've never said anything about it, because I know Slater would be miserable. Life for the children and me is much more pleasant and relaxed during the off season."