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CHARLES ( "BIG CHARLEY") YOUNG Big Stone...
BEFORE the U.S. can get going at top speed on a full-scale space program, it must cope with two big problems. It must clear the lines of bureaucratic responsibility and see that the space program is directed with determined authority; last month the President made a start on this problem, but only a start, when he transferred the Army's space team to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (TIME, Nov. 2). The second and overriding problem: the U.S. must develop an official understanding of the need for urgency in getting into space-or what Washington might call...
...disappointing loss marred an outstanding performance by the Crimson quarterback, Charlie Kinney. He threw three touchdown passes during the afternoon and directed the Yardlings to their best offensive display of the season. Completing 17 out of 34 passes and handing off deceptively, the big quarter-back took complete charge every time the Crimson had the ball...
Harvard's first victory over Yale in the Stadium came in 1913, when Charlie Brickley kicked five field goals to defeat the Blue, 15 to 5, and completed his feat of scoring all Harvard's points on its way to the Big Three championship...
Bulldog defensive play, however, does not match the Elis' offensive standard. Fullbacks Phil Meyer and Mal Black are big but slow, and alternating goalies Charlie Grigg and Andy Block have shown a tendency to wilt under pressure. The Elis use a three-back defense, with the center half functioning as a third fullback, to bolster their protection...