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...other censure action was taken against Connecticut's Republican Senator Hiram Bingham in 1929. Bingham brought into an executive session of the Senate Finance Committee, as his aide, the assistant to the president of the Connecticut Manufacturers Association. Since the committee was discussing a tariff bill of particular interest to manufacturers, the Senate found that Bingham's action was "contrary to good morals and senatorial ethics . . . (tending) ... to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute." Bingham served the rest of his term, unsuccessfully sought re-election in 1932, and retired from politics...
...January 1951 Bingham returned to public life as chairman of the U.S. Government's Loyalty Review Board, served until 1953, is now living in retirement in Washington...
...onetime (1931-38) Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, Lawyer Robb, 46, was hired by the AEC in February to handle the Oppenheimer case. A Yaleman ('28), Robb is associated with the Washington law firm of Bingham, Collins, Porter and Kistler, is a vice president of the District of Columbia Bar Association...
Then rebellion began in the athletics department. William Bingham, the Athletics Director, started to attack Buck's program publicly. But the Administration know how to cope with this opposition. Buck recommended the formation of a new committee, the Faculty Committee on athletics, and exercising his perogative, appointed the members to this committee. Bingham was then asked to retire as athletics Director and accept instead a "promotion" to the post of chairman of the new Faculty committee. This Committee was so well packed with men favorable to the Administration's position that there was little question of any further challenge...
...trend toward increased emphasis on Harvard football during the junior year was dramaticized by the plea of athletic director William J. Bingham for a stadium capable of housing 80,000 spectators. Throughout the spring term the argument raged back and forth, as the Corporation postponed final decision. Finally, on June 1, the governing body voted to replace the condemned wooden stands with concrete seats. But the following fall permanent concrete stands were found to be too expensive and permanent steel stands were constructed to enclose the open end of the stadium...