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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
Excerpts from
Randolph Speech
at Los Angeles

A. Phillip Randolph, militant
president of the International
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por-
tiers and prime leader in the Negro
march on Washington movement,
made an outstanding speech at the
N.A.A.C.P. national convention in
Los Angeles, late in July where he
received the Spingarn medal.
This newspaper reprints a por-
ton of the address from the Los
Angeles Tribune:
Answering the attack of Mrs.
Charlotte A. Bass, local newspa-
per editor, in her address before
the 33rd annual convocation of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People We'd
nesday night at Second Baptist
church, Randolph, who was award
ed the 9th Spingarn medal in "rec-
ognition of the dramatic culmina-
ton of his years of effort in the
mobilization of Negro mass opinion
in the March on Washington" de-
clared that the Communist line
which Mrs. Bass had advocated, is
opposed to the best interests of Ne
groes and designed only for the
salvation of Soviet Russia"
The handsome Spingarn medal
suspended from a gaily colored rib
bon about his neck, Randolph raised
the crowd to a fever of enthusi-
asm as he urged them to fight con-
ditions of discrimination and segre-
cation in the Government and de-
tense industry, the while they did
their part in this country's war on
the Axis.
Negroes with a sense of self
respect and manhood have no other
alternative except to fight this con-
dition. The Negroes fight for his
rights is not intended for the en-
barrassment of the Government.
We consider that the Government
has already embarrassed itself-by
failing to practice what it breaches
about democracy ;" Randolph
declared. ----.. a.- -
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Duluth came to the city to attend
the services.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
Monopoly Capitalism

Exploding a theory that color
oppression and hatred is based on
racialism, Randolph declared ''mo-
nopoly capitalism" to be the "mo-
tivation of the march of imperial
ist powers into the territories of
the darker races"
Racial, like national hatreds
and prejudices, are not inherent;
-. they are acquired" he asserted.
Different races, nationalities
-. do not fight each other because
they hate each other; they hate
each other because they fight each
other.
Monopoly capitalism had its
birth" in the inability of the
worker, because of competitive
wages" to "buy back the full prod
uct of his labor, increased because
Continued on Page p
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Cheered and Applauded

Attacked by Mrs. Bass for his
program of mass protest against
Government sanctioned oppres-
sions, which she said is leading the
Negro astray and Gripping the war
effort, Randolph was cheered and
applauded in his reply by the crowd
of almost 1000 which overlooked
to the sidewalks surrounding the
church, almost a thousand being
turned away.
Entitled "The Negroes Struggle
for Power" Randolph's speech was
conclusive document on the Race
in this country and in relation to
the world. Read, for the most part,
the original text of the speech was
departed from occasionally by the
speaker as he extemporized on
more important points.
Linking the Negroes problem
with that of colored peoples the
world over, Randolph stated it as
"the problem of discrimination,
segregation, and jim crow in our
economic, political and social life"
which he said, "is everywhere" .
"in the subjugation and oppression
of the darker races in the undevel-
oped countries of the world by the
great white power nations, and the
exploitation of their land and labor.
upon black, yellow and brown
pillow of flesh, the old colonialism
and modern world Imperialism
have been built" he declared.
An admission tactfully avoided
by white and Negro leaders, the
basis of "the present struggle for
power of the great imperial nations
of the earth" in the battle of "the
lands and natural resources of the
people of color" was cited by the
leader.
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Mr.. Mitchell is the former ex-
ecutive secretary of the st. Paul
Urban League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-01

commission as ensign, Coast Guard Re-
serve.
Instead of going on active duty was
assigned to the SO foot Coast Guard sub
chasers and sent to anti-submarine
school for a month"
Ensign Hendley has been at sea most
Of the time since, hunting U-boats.
Many Star men who have entered the
Army as privates have gone through
school to emerge as officers. Among
these are Joseph j. Fullerman, r. G.
Chalfonte and Frank v. Aiello of the
advertising department.
Others, like Charles McKenney of cir
culation, have gone to schools designed
to train young officers for higher duties.
Charley went into service as first lieu-
tenant, was promoted to captain and was
assigned recently to take the course at
the Command and General Staff School
at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
An Infantry Shavetail
Charles McAleer was chubby
amiable sort of kid who was a copy boy
at The Star. He was called into the
Army when the National Guard was
Federalized in February. 1941. At that
time he was private, just turned 81.
He used to drop in around the ONCE
often when he was stationed near
Washington, and even in uniform he still
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still hopes to get 1t after completing
six months shore duty at a training
station in Maryland.
Office of Naval Operations
1t. q. g. Henry Muslin explains that
his "reporter-to-naval officer metamor-
phosis has not been too remarkable" He
is attached to the Office Of the Chief
of Naval Operations here and helps pre-
pare digest Of world affairs which is
distributed to the Navy overseas.
I'VE publish booklet, in some ways
not unlike a weekly newspaper, review
ing the progress OF the war all over the
world. Each week the booklet goes out
to the fleet as quickly as 1t is possible
to get 1t to any given point"
Adolph A. Hoehling was crazy about
flying. When he went into the Navy he
was assigned to the ONCE of Public Re-
lations here and the flying he did was
on his own time. And so, when 1t.
q. g. Hoehling was transferred to the
Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi,
Tex, it was all right with him.
This former Star reporter did more
reporting at Corpus Christi than he did
flying. He was assigned as public rela-
lions officer there, but he was at least
near flying field. He developed an in
terest in blimps and when last heard
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from those in the States, without full
communications facilities or all other aids
that are given to flyers at home, over
jungles and desert that offer little well
come to planes that are forced down.
MANY Of the men who are flying the
transport and fighting ships are former
commercial air line pilots from home
the best in their business. Some of the
boys taking the combat ships across are
the crews who will take them into action
II they lack anything in experience, they
make it up in swashbuckling skill
I'm the weeks since 1 left Washington
I've flown nearly the distance around the
world with these men-including MOON
light overnight hop across the South
Atlantic IN a giant bomber that was
brought into it's destination more easily
and gracefully than the moonlight
cruise steamer on the Potomac. In the
IA days ending yesterday I flew $4,000
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And, like other civilians, he takes lot of
things for granted In such cases re-
cruit training is an excellent remedy,
for it teaches man to appreciate basic
necessities Cor rather luxuries) like
cold drink of water, cigarette, clean
pair of socks as never before.
by the time this appears I'll prob
ably be on my way to foreign post. I
don't know where I'm going but 1 do
know I'm now a member of the tough
est fghtinest organization in the world
III never have to worry about good
story to cover as long as I'm in the
marines"
Sergt. OLeary's first dispatch as a
marine reporter, was printed in The Star
recently. It appears that he's in British
- Guiana, where they send fighter planes
up to deal with the insects. Things
down there are little different from
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press relations officer for the Caribbean
Defense Command
SOLDIERS try desperately to draw an
iron shutter over memories of the past
and certainly of the future" he writes.
'1t's better that way, especially here
where the jungle and malaria, the mud
and swamps, insects and humidity, the
deadly snakes and animals are as for
midable as any two-legged enemies.
"A few weeks ago, we accompanied one
patrol up the Bayano River in Panama
in cayucos and discovered an Indian viii
lage tucked away in the rain forest
which was unrecorded on any map. The
Indians hadn't heard about the new
war. On that trip we killed 7-foot-long
alligator and fer-de-lance. (The Indians
call it 2-minute snake)
when Aruba was shelled last Febru-
airy by submarine we were there to
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Members Of The Star Staff Now Cover World Fight for Uncle Sam

1t. Col John Swank was last heard from
while with military police battalion at
Camp Livingston, La, and 1t. John
Swank. IT,, is serving with the wildcat"
81st Infantry Division, Camp Rucker,
Ala.
Newbold Moves, jr, son OF the late New
bold Noyes, associate editor of The Star,
reporter on The Star staff, has left re-
Gently to join the American Field AM
bulance Service. This is a voluntary
ambulance corps, attached to the British
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School in Fort Benning and was then
transferred to Camp Wheeler. where he
acquired considerable knowledge and
wife. In April he got his orders to sail
for foreign duty.
I'VE visited a number of places
which had always hoped to see before
we reached our destination" he says.
Il wish I could tell you OF my expert
ences, including sub scares.
Our chief grippe is that we haven't
gotten crack at the Axis yet. Every
one breads having come this far and then
going home and having the folks ask us
what we did in the war;"
In the Tank Corps
Robert BrusKin was one Of the first
Star men to go into the service. He
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ION the return trip, out Of sight Of
land. over the barracuda-in infested waters
of the Caribbean, our plane engines
failed. We thought the war was over
for us. But it wasn't. The engines re-
sumed functioning again.
watching and participating in the
deeds Of our soldiers In this rugged
country has given me glow of pride in
their accomplishments, and in those Of
the Armys leaders here. Watching and
participating in the activities of the war
correspondents has given me new pride
in my civilian profession. No hardship
is too strenuous and no danger is too
great for the reporters and photog-
raphers when a story Is in the wind
With the Coast Guard
Colt Hendley left during the summer
to go in the Coast Guard and was sent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-01

as private, private dirst class, cor
poral and sergeant, I'm shavetail In the
310th Infantry Regiment Of the 18th
Lightning Division, Camp Butner, N. c.
Maj. Gen. Edwin P. Parker, jr.. is the
commander and he says this is going to
be the 'f1ghtin' est division in the Army"
All of which gives pretty good idea
Of what the Army has done to make
leaders out Of a lot of chubby, amiable
kids.
Tom Buchanan was covering Prince
Georges County (Md) for The Star when
he received one of those Greetings" from
the President and an invitation to lunch
at Fort Myer. When he left the post
that day he was private in the Army.
He has been marching through
Georgia and assorted States most Of the
time since his induction in June. Tom
set out to reach Officers Candidate
School as soon as possible.
When last heard from he was stationed
In Greenville, S. C.
Bill Coyle was The Stars radio d.
rector and was well known in Washing
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record 1t. The shells
came close and two
tankers exploded in
tremendous flames
about 200 feet from
where we were. 1t
was the first she'll
ing of the Western
Hemisphere in this
war. Two days later
three large caliber
shells cras h e d
through our bar
racks, one Of them
landing 20 feet from
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form of the day at all times was simply
the khaki shirt and trousers and hat. We
were all known simply as student officers.
-Four of the college dormitories have
been taken over and each building is like
ship, with student officers standing
watch and nautical terms being en-
ployed at all times. Rooms are cabins
stairways are ladders, each floor is a
deck etc."
Bill applied for submarine duty and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-01

from was heading
for q course at the
Navy school at
Northwestern Uni
versity, preparatory
to going to sea-
which he hopes will
be preparatory tc
some flying.
Capt. John F.
Grifee, who was on
the copy desk OF
The Star, was called
to active duty In
July, 1941. He helc
q Reserve commits.
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nor unprintable-
Ian age than
those received from
the Messrs. O'Leary
and Murphy.
They came out
alive, however, and
looking much bet
ter for it. Wrote
Sergt. Murphy:
"A reporter, I've
discovered, can very
easily become cyni-
cal when he thinks
he is merely re-
manning skeptical
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ton as a singer and
an announcer. He
left this summer to
60 on active duty as
a Navy lieutenant
q. g.. His first
stop was the train
ing school at Dart
mouth.
1.-THE moment we
arrived we were
stripped of all in
sigma that would
show our rank" he
E.yrNfA NY11,A ,,rot
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Gravelly Point with the Air Corps sup
ply branch.
Two sons Of r. M. Kaufman, literary
editor Of The Star, are in the armed
services. Rudolph Kaufman II, who
was reporter, is a lieutenant q. g. IN
the Navy and is at sea. Capt. Godfrey
w. Kaufman, who was in the business
department, is now in field artillery, de-
tailed to duty with the Armys Services
Of Supply in Washington.
In the Army Air Force
First 1t. Crosby N. Boyd, assistant adj
vertising manager of The Star, Is on duty
with the Army Air Forces in Ohio, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-01
BY Alfred Toombs.


It.
the STATS the Nations military
100
uniforms
& to Alaska.
These typical which might
There John Henry left the White
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forces. Two months
ago he passed all
requirements. took
all tests and was
accepted. He is now
awaiting orders.
From Pvt. Joseph
Broderick, stationed
in Nashville, when
last heard from,
comes eloquent tes-
timony that the
boys in camps In
this country are not
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to the academy at
New London, Conn.
He writes:
Three months of
that - which in
cluded quite a bit,
navigation, Sc a
manship, ordnance
and gunnery, COM
munications, mill
airy drill, three
weeks on the DAN
m a k, eX-Danish
square rigger; exer-
cise-and I got q
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Staff School, last month for little
higher military education.
Louis Brown, an ace among the copy
boys, Joined the Navy to see the world
and saw the Navy Department. Louis
is seaman tfirst class on duty in the
department here.
Pvt. John H. Cornwell, who was COM
mander in Chief Of the copy boys, is
struggling with the complexities of radio
engineering at Scott Field, III.
Jack Berry, VINO worked in the super
intendent's Office. is paratrooper now
and wears a sergeant's chevrons. He has
gone overseas.
In the Navy
Bill Millen became a member of The
Star staff in 1926 and in following years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-01

covered the inferior
Department, t h e
Navy, the National
Capital Park and
Planning Commits
sion and the Dis
trict Courts. He
left the latter to
join the Navy this
year.
He's not too spe-
cif1c about what
he's doing for the
Navy.
II was born in the
81 al
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looked more like a
chubby kid than a
soldier. But then
Charlie vanished
from the local scene
for q time. We
didn't see him
again until the end
of the summer.
He came in the
Office - completely
changed. He was
hard-looking an
sunburned. He had
some bearing and
Ua1kAd like q man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-01

1.-THE roads are either a smoke screen
Of dust or ankle-deep mud. And have
to walk miles from the Office to BAR
racks, another mile to mess and return.
I certainly am getting used to rough.
ing It,"
Theodore j. Merkle, son Of Charles
Merkle, foreman Of The Stars COM
posing ROOM Is another called away
from his work by the war. The caH
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pO ] c e neadQuar-
tiers, where Sergt.
O'Leary shone in
his days on this
paper. In fact, you
can read between
the lines of his dis
patch and tell that
he's yearning for
the good old days
and the "easy' life
at Paris Island.
Dom P. Strauss
baugh, now q first
lieutenant in the
infantry, Is q sec
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Air Transport Command

punches with the
enemy, but for my
money there are
plenty of heroes in
this outfit" he said.
These boys are
out h ere flying
heavily loaded ships
into fields they have
never seen, with
maps that are in
adequate and some
times inaccurate,
under weather con-
ditiOnS that differ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-01

came early In his
case; just thre e
days after Pearl
Harbor. On De-
cember 10 he en-
listed in the Army
Air Forces.
So this Is what
the men from one
Office are doing for
their country. The
story is repeated, OF
course, by millions
Of other men from
thousands Of other
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held a Reserve COM
mission as a first
lieutenant in the
cavalry. He went
into the Tank Corps
at Fort Knox, was
selected to attend
the Command and
G. e n eral Staff
School at Fort
LeavenWorth, Kans.
He's a major now
and sent a letter
rece tly telling
oho,yf hie u,orE &c
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Understanding a
trip into Asia and
another up to the
Egyptian fighting
front.
1--WE flew In good
weather and bad;
the latter being a
driving rainstorm
while we slipped up
through an African
mountain range;
we finished one leg
of our Asiatic trip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-01

First 1t. John w.
T h ON pson, jr.,
grandson Of tn e
editor of The Star,
reporter, Is at Fort
Sill, Okla, learning
field artillery mo-
tor transport.
From Bill Dismer,
r., now a first lieu
tenant, comes this
word:
From having my
Redskins and ten
mic eop1y k1,,A-
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80 OOyU.
penciled by The Star sports department
and to censoring other scribes' stuff and
photographs the right-about face
this reporter executed upon reporting to
the Office Of Censorship on April 10.
How longsit will last, don't know"
What was Patterson combination at
The Star Is now the same In the Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-01

AieNo, Frank Y.
Albright, John d.
Alder, WiIliam r.
Allen, Arthur A.
Abbich, Thomas ".
Ardineer. E. D.
Banlsir. John L.
Berry, Chester J.
Borden, F. E.
Bowers. Otis F.
Bo,Oie, John M.
Boyd, Crosby Noyes
Bray, Charles II.
Brian, James r.
Broderick, Joseph P.
Brooks, Kenneth F.
Bro,On, A. ".
Broom, Louis II.
Brmskin, Robert
Buchanan, Thomas G
Bnrklin, AchiHe NJ.
Burroughs, Sterling B.
Carman, James
Carmody, Francis J.
Chalfonte, Robert C..
Gina, Stephen A.
Cole, Wiliinm r.
CoIeman, Thomas J.
Collier, Neil Res
Conner, Mas
Cook, Arthur D.
Cornwall, Roland S.
CoynsDeN, John II.
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OFFICES. Iney are probably writing back,
like The Stars men.
And, like our men, they probably end
their letters invariably with the saluta-
tion-"See you after Victory"
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Coyle, William E.
Grim, Gilbert II.
Cumberland, Joseph C..
Cusfard, William J.
DAILY, William r.
Dangherty, NJ. Gordon
Deeds, John F.
De Young, Daniel, jr.
Dismer, William, F, jr.
Doyel, John S.
Edeerton, Joseph S.
Fraxier, Clarence L.
Frazier, Walter o.
Fnllerman, Joseph J.
Garrett, Alexander Y.
Grifee, John F. :
Haddock, George II.
Hammer, Frederick G..
Hannemann, Walter E.
Hardman, Thomas C..
Hechmer, Ed,Oard L.
Hendley, Colt T.
Henry. John C.
Hill, Robert L.
Hoeh, John F.
Hoehline, A. A..
Holt, Melpin ".
Koran, John r.
Ho,yard, George Adam.
IsbeH, Fletcher F.
Jackson, Robert E.
Jacobs, Robert p.
Kaxf sss1H, Godfrey ~
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He was wearing q second lieutenant's
gold bars. He had been through the
Ofacers' Candidate School ct Fort Ben
ming, Ga.
"Now, after coming through the ranks
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become captain in the Air Transport
Command, Army Air Forces. John
speaks airily of trips to India and Africa
and is impressed no more by bombs than
he was by presidential press conferences.
Capt. Henry does not take his own
misadventures and dangers too seriously
He is, however, very, serious when he
writes about the other men in his Or
ganization.
Air Transport Command
II suppose the greatest heroes OF any
war are the ones who are out trading
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Haddock and Capt.
Thomas Hartman,
ex-reporters.
1t. Comdr. George
Adams How a r d,
member OF TIL e
Evening Star
Newspaper Co.. is
on duty with the
Navy in Florida.
First 1t. Charles II.
Ruth, jr., who was
employed In the SUI
perintendent's Of
nee, Is on duty at
- sIs
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ond-generation Star employee, his father
having worked for this paper for many
years. Dom earned his commission in
the ROTC at the University Of Mary
land, was called to active duty In Feb
kruary, 1871.
u He spent some time at the Infantry
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sion IN the Military Intelligence Division.
He was assigned to duty In the War
Department and went on to Fort Leav-
enworth, to the Command and General
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KAUFMAN, RNdOIph III
Kerr, Gerald S.
King, Clinton II.
King, ". W.
knight, Robert M.
Krebs, Norman A.
Lash, Irvine F.
Laurence, Robert D.
Leach, Glen G..
Ledman, Reed S.
Little, Frank M.
McAleer, Charles A., r
McCaNam, DoneaH
McCa,DIey, r. r.
Mckinney, Charles A.
Maisel, Louis ".
MaIickson, Samuel NJ.
Mates, Maurice J.
Mafhisen, Chris A.
MaryeH, Bernard J.
May, Clyde M.
Mayhem, Ed,0in
Mereenouich, Peter
Msrkle, Theodore J.
MiLlen, ". A.
Miller, Eienne II.
Moore, Clarence ".
Morales, John E.
MslIins, Cresfon b.
Murphy, Richard j., jr
Murray, Ed,Uin L.
Mastis, Henry A..
Nilasd, William C..
I Novss, Ns,Dbold, jr.
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services for the Army Air Forces are
1t. Col. Joseph Edgerton. former avia-
ton editor of The Star; Maj George
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balky landing gear in the air during
another and made successful search
for a lost plane during another.
During this travelling I have flown
with officers of the other United Nations,
too, including batch of young Chinese
pilots who were all hot to get back to
Cd fight the japanese and 90 show off
the American card tricks they had
learned during training period in the
States.
'Up near the front I took my first
bombing raids-two of them in three
nights. They were hardly more memoir
able, though, than one spot in the dark
est heart of this land where they served
us chicken and steak, seven vegetables
and ice cream for dinner-while two
leopard cubs romped around the dining
hall, slapping at our legs"