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Stealing the bell clapper from the tower of old Nassau Hall is so persistent a custom at Princeton that the university does a profitable business: keeps a barrel of spare clappers in reserve and fines students $30 a steal. One dark night two months ago Freshman John C. Seed, 19, of Oak Park, Ill., eluded the bored watchman, shinnied up a drain pipe. Part way up, he lost his hold, fell 35 feet to the ground. Freshman Seed went to a Chicago hospital, where his father is a physician, with two broken vertebrae...
First issue of the Tribune, subtitled "The People's Paper," ran to 32 pages. Next day it settled down to 16 pages, one afternoon appeared with a scant ten. Inside were plenty of robust comics (Superman, Charlie Chan. Tarzan), such columnists as Eleanor Roosevelt. Raymond Clapper, Hugh Johnson...
Forthright Columnist Raymond Clapper lifted a lonely voice against Mr. McNutt's taking off: "Underground scandal of Washington . . . slow-motion assassination . . . major campaign atrocity . . . torture . . . poison-gas rumors . . . [Treasury] investigation about as secret as Mr. Roosevelt's celebrated cigaret-holder . . . crucifying...
Noting that "round-shouldered Raymond Clapper reported that the Midwest had only the 'mildest interest' in the Presidential race" (TIME, Jan. 29), General Hugh S. Johnson was ready for an argument last week. "Well," snorted he, "paunchy, red-faced Columnist Johnson doesn't agree with round-shouldered...
...moral climate had been feverish and hot, as the country climbed out of the Depression. Last week the atmosphere was very different: a citizenry shagging to the tune of Oh Johnny! refused to take the 1940 Campaign seriously until it knew where Franklin Roosevelt stood. Round-shouldered Columnist Raymond Clapper reported that the Midwest had only the "mildest interest" in the Presidential race. Whirling Washington agreed generally that, while Franklin Roosevelt is evidently preparing to retire, he is a light sleeper and is leaving his bedroom door open...