Word: commissioner
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Checkered Legend. In the Congo, only curt mention of his death was made. Tshombe had been largely a non-person since his exile in 1965. The son of a millionaire trader, Tshombe emerged on the world stage when the Congo became an independent country. Patrice Lumumba, the Congo's...
Though a rank novice at horse racing, Veeck, 55, is already shaking up the Establishment. Astonished that the average age of the racing fan is 52, he went to Superior Court and in June won a decision reversing the Massachusetts Racing Commission's ban on children at the track...
Part of the widespread resentment against the liberal Warren Court is based on its decision striking down various forms of censorship. The Citizens for Decent Literature, biggest of a number of antismut organizations that have sprung up around the country, has pledged itself to appear on the prosecution side in...
The commission, headed by Sen. George McGovern (D.-S.D.) was established by the 1968 convention. Sen Harold Hughes (D-Iowa), vice-chairman of the commission, will preside at the Boston hearings.
To date, almost 400 witnesses from 38 states have testified at the various public hearings held by the commission.