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...Johnson Committee (Senate) is spot checking the armed forces, whose gargantuan appropriations, as Illinois' Paul Douglas has said, defy comprehensive study and evaluation by any Congressman. Under Texas' Lyndon Johnson, the committee has already done a vigorous research job on the high cost of military housing, boot training in Hawaii, top-heavy brass in the Pentagon. Current objectives: favoritism in military procurement; racketeering in hiring workers for overseas bases...
...honors. Last Sunday, however, Dorow was named top performer in a North-South "Senior Bowl" game, with competition from Hank Lauricella and Babe Parilli. The only thing Dorow didn't attempt to do in the East-West contest was punt. Kazmaier got off one hell of a boot that carried sixteen yards...
Kazmaier's kicking is also a source of satisfaction to Caldwell: "We have boys who can kick the ball farther-though Kaz can boot it 60 yards-but none so dependable. We want high, accurate kicks so our tacklers can get underneath the ball." And here again Kazmaier gets them off fast, and has to: for "protection" time he is allowed only 1.5 seconds...
Tony Trabert, 21, called up for training in the Navy after winning the National Intercollegiate and Clay Court tennis championships last summer, got news that he could postpone his naval career for awhile. After he had spent four weeks in Bainbridge, Md. boot camp, sports-conscious brass approved a go-day leave for him to represent the U.S. in the Davis Cup matches in Australia in December...
...team is pretty strong offensively, but relatively green on defense Goalie Henry Pildner can say almost anything in the air, has plenty of courage, and boasts a fast, long boot. Adelbert Cranney and Dick Simmons, who substitute in the nets, are less experienced and about on a par. Marvin Weiss, brother of last year's All-American Charlie Weiss, and Mauricio Toro have added new life to the formerly weak fullback positions. Both players and have excellent control Substitutes Tim Janway and Bob Young are inexperienced, but Young is aggressive and can sometimes get off long boots...