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Died. John Bayard Taylor (Jack) Campbell, 76, bumptious, beak-nosed ex-managing editor of Hearst's Los Angeles Herald & Express (circ. 350,270); of cancer; in Los Angeles. A specialist in blood-red journalism, he began reporting in 1899 for the San Francisco Chronicle, once scooped Rival Reporter Jack London by fishing a murder victim's head out of the bay and having it photographed for Page One. He joined the Los Angeles Herald in 1911 as city editor, was managing editor of the merged Herald & Express from 1933 until his retirement...
...would be possible for the College to hold registration on a Friday rather than a Wednesday to give a three day rest for those with Monday exams, and a six day beak for those whose last exam was on the previous Friday. In addition, the administration could alter the present rotation system of exam scheduling so that fewer than 2,800 students would stare at blue books on blue Mondays. By placing the exams of courses with small enrollments on Monday, more students would have longer vacations. This would not only benefit students, but would also aid instructors...
...other. Last month, facing up to their fifth general election in six years, Australians wearily resigned themselves to a prolonged burst of cockatoo talk, and the sight of sulphurous crests raised in simulated alarm and indignation over the state of the nation. What they got instead was a beak-and-claw fight that made the political feathers fly as they had not done for a decade...
...word "peckerhead." I have my own definition of this word-will you kindly provide me with yours? PERRY W. PARKER Major, U.S.A.F. (ret.) Palmdale, Calif. ¶ According to Partridge's Dictionary oj Slang and TIME'S movie reviewer, peckerhead means a kind of beak-nosed eager beaver...
ELIOT: The Elephants slumped badly in football last year after several strong seasons, but the outlook this fall is brighter. Senior Phil Price and juniors Stan Freedman and Mac Hyde bolster a strong backfield while Dave Sirota, Pete Beak, and Don Breed are also among the returning players from last year's seventh place eleven...