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Shriver, whose biggest booster for elective office in Illinois has so far been himself, has also been mentioned as a possibility for Governor. When Shriver moved to Washington in 1961 to work for Brother-in-Law John F. Kennedy, he kept a room in Chicago's Drake Hotel, thus meeting the legal residency requirements. In recent years, he has shown enough interest in the Governor's chair to irritate both Kerner and Daley. Nonetheless, Daley and his Democratic machine may urge Shriver to challenge Dirksen in the hope that his national image-and Kennedy finances -will be enough...
Though he had once described India's economy as "the world's greatest example of functioning anarchy," he was welcomed as the biggest thing?in many respects?since Lord Irwin, later Viscount Halifax, who had traveled around the country as Viceroy 30 years earlier with an 8-ft. bed. "How tall are you?" Galbraith was asked soon after his ar rival. The reply: "I am the tallest man in the world...
...runners have provided the biggest thrills of the season. Last Friday, the Lowell House two-mile relay team--Jim Baker, George Burns. Roy Shaw, and Dave McKelvey--upset a highly-touted Villanova team in near world record time. Doug Hardin, the cross-country captain-elect, broke the Harvard two-mile record: and both Shaw and Baker have run superb miles...
Harvard sophomore Larry Terell provided the biggest upset of the three-day tournament by defeating second seeded Bob Heatherington of Pittsburgh 15-10, 15-8, 9-15, 11-15, 15-11. Heatherington was runnerup in last year's championship...
...This is the biggest win of my life" Terrell said after his victory. "My forehand and backhand drives were strong, my drop shots were effective, and I was running better which enabled me to stay in there when I was fooled," he added. Terrell lost in the quarter-finals to J. Smith Chapman of Montreal...