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...greatly. Oklahoma's Jed Johnson is 25, while Iowa's John Hansen is the oldest at 63. Wisconsin's John Race is a machinist and New York's James Hanley is a mortician. California's John V. Tunney, son of the ex-heavyweight boxing champion, is a muscular 205-pounder; and Hawaii's Patsy Mink, the prettiest of the lot, is a petite 5 ft. 1. But they have one thing in common: all are in President Johnson's political debt. Explains Indiana's Lee Hamilton: "The President's election...
...making the appointment, Johnson described Marshall as a "leading champion of equal rights under the law," noted that he was taking the new job, which pays $28,500 a year-$4,500 less than his federal judgeship-and has a tenure subject to the President's pleasure, at a "very considerable financial sacrifice." Marshall might find that sacrifice worthwhile-if there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court while Johnson is still in office...
...best of the new batch is Outfielder Tony Oliva, 24, last year's American League batting champion (.323) and Rookie of the Year. Though his average is down to .295 this season, Oliva is making more key hits, leads the league in doubles (26). He is second only to another Twin in the number of runs scored; Oliva has 60, Shortstop Ziolio Versalles...
Died. Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve, 87, longtime dean of Barnard College (1911-47), formidable though warmly admired teacher ("It's fun to use your mind"), champion of women's rights and supranationalism, who called students by their last names and disapproved of coed schooling, nevertheless allowed smoking and introduced courses in sex hygiene; the U.S.'s only woman delegate at the 1945 founding of the U.N.; of a heart attack; in Centerville, Mass...
Neither Vesper's Olympic Champion crew, which beat Harvard at Henley a week ago, nor Germany's Ratzeburg boat, which that Vesper in the finals, rowed at Lucerne. But the crews Harvard t were the best of the rest, and included the top boats form four curtain countries...