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...Correspondent David Brinkley at the 1956 political conventions made television history. Huntley's informed earnestness was the perfect foil for Brinkley's wry wit. Enthusiastic viewer response prompted NBC to reunite the team on the evening news in October. The program's sign-off ("Good night, Chet"-"Good night, David") soon became a slice of Americana. The Huntley-Brinkley Report consistently clobbered the opposition networks in ratings and won every major award available to television news...
With the announcement of Munro's switch from varsity to freshman coach, the status of current freshman coaches Dana Getchell (soccer) and Chet O'Neil (lacrosse) has yet to be decided for next year. "There's been a go-around in the department," Munro said yesterday, "and I don't know yet what will happen...
Following a Yale punt, the yardlings then moved from their own 12-yard line to the Eli four, where they faced a crucial fourth and goal. Crimson coach Chet O'Neill elected to go for the victory rather than a tying field goal, but quarterback Steve O'Brien was dumped for a sevenyard loss while trying to pass. A meaningless Yale safety at the end of the game closed out the scoring...
...start of the fourth quarter brought a marked change of fortune for the Crimson frosh. They had the wind at their backs for the first time since the opening quarter, and Harvard Coach Chet O'Neill changed the offensive strategy...
Raised Eyebrows. Other White House memos from 1969 to 1971 reveal the galvanic effect of critical items on the President's men. In the July 17, 1970, issue of LIFE, Chet Huntley, then about to retire from NBC, was quoted on Nixon: "The shallowness of the man overwhelms me; the fact that he is President frightens me." White House aides were apoplectic. Magruder wrote a memo recommending 18 separate "follow-ups" to the Huntley remark, including the planting of a column on news objectivity, the recruitment of a journalism-school dean to speak on press fairness as a serious...