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Born. To Robert J. Allen, 41, $59-a-week Boston policeman, and Helen Mc-Leod Allen, 31, former secretary: their third, fourth, fifth and sixth children-quadruplets; in Boston. Names: Karen Elizabeth (1 lb. 4 oz.; 7:11 a.m.); Robert Jr. (3 lbs. 3 oz.; 7:15 a.m.); Timothy (2 lbs. 3 oz.; 7:20 a.m.), and Kathleen (2 lbs. 8 oz.; 7:25 a.m.). Two days later, Karen died of prematurity. Three days later, Timothy, who was given only a 50-50 chance to live, was being fed glucose intravenously...
National price controls caught the University just before planned announcement of a $1-a-week board rate hike. The rise would have been effective next Monday for the spring term. Vice-President Reynolds explained to Student Council members yesterday the reasons behind the proposed jump in College eating rates but told them he could not institute the higher rate until he gets official clarification from the National Production Authority...
...that Poppe told stole the basketball headlines last week: Co-Captain Poppe, working with his teammate, Co-Captain John A. Byrnes, had helped to throw three Manhattan games last year (against Bradley, Siena, and Santa Clara); each co-captain had collected $5,000 for his cooperation, plus a $40-a-week salary...
Having been in the limelight herself for several years, Sharman Douglas, 22, daughter of the former U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, was off to pound a $125-a-week Hollywood typewriter and turn the beam on someone else. The job: helping RKO publicize Cinemactress Jean Simmons...
...Stores, Inc., which sponsors Pearson's Sunday-night radio broadcast (estimated audience: 10 million). Last week Washington Columnist Doris Fleeson, an old friend of Pearson's, broke the news that McCarthy had won a round: Adam Hats had decided not to renew Pearson's $5,000-a-week contract when it expires...