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...HOUSE Un-American Activities Committee has lost its good name. A bill to rechristen it "House Committee on Internal Security" passed the House last week 305 to 79, but only after a motion to abolish the old name weathered a 262 to 123 vote. Richard Ichord (D-Mo.), the new chairman of HUAC (or HISC), had little reason to expect such heavy opposition from the liberals. The "un-American" in HUAC's old name had been a fighting word to them, a chauvinist smear. The New Republic, for example, editorialized: "At present a lot of Congressmen vote funds...
They have two strong, big men, Bill Schwarzkopf and Walt Esdale, and a third threat in forward Dom Calderone...
...weight men and three distance runners are coach Bill McCurdy's best bets for the first-place points. Captain Dick Benka is the defending champion in the shot put and has thrown over eight feet farther than his nearest rival, teammate Charlie Ajootian. In the 35-pound weight, sophomore Ed Nosal will pair up with Ajootian to battle Navy's Ed Potts...
...first paid issue of BAD came out Oct. 16 of last year, a logical step in the face of advertisers' desires to reach as many college students as possible. Advertisers, eager to strengthen his market, had been paying BAD's press bill all along; now Lewis increased his college circulation 50 per cent by giving the entire press run to students and charging for copies in public places, with the additional income helping to finance the free distribution. Boston After Dark sells about 5000-6000 copies each week, Sullivan said, not counting 2500 subscriptions (perhaps half of which are complimentary...
...Atwood had the closet scare of his Harvard squash career in winning, 11-15, 18-17, 18-16, 17-18, 15-8. His opponent Bill Swigart was the first player to take a game off Atwood all year...