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Recently, by scheduling 45 deconversions over three years (ending next year), the College has reduced overcrowding to where about 80 per cent of students will have their own rooms--although they will still be able to hear the MBTA yards. But in Kirkland, it is the people who count, and, proud of their traditional strength in Social Sciences and Humanities and prominence in Music, Kirkland men are convinced that their special combination of activity, spirit, informality, and freedom gives them the best of each of Harvard's two House-styles...
...higher office. Michigan's Democratic machine, which favors Old-timer Williams for the Senate race, has tried to persuade Cavanagh, 37, to run instead for the governorship against George Romney, the Republican incumbent. Jerry might well face a financial problem if he opposes Soapy. Williams could probably count on the money support of the state's Democratic organization and, as heir to a toiletries fortune, is personally wealthy. Cavanagh has scant private means. Nevertheless, the mayor bases his hopes on the fact that more than half of Michigan's Democratic votes are in Detroit's Wayne...
Whether as a result of Ivanov's age increase or not, one other key character is also played as too old. Count Shabelsky (Edward Atienza) is the 62-year-old uncle of Ivanov. Atienza plays him as a spry-minded, physically crumbling comedy figure. He gives up one attempt at seduction by falling exhausted into an armchair, resolving that dying would probably be a good thing as it required little energy. But by playing Shabelsky as a dodderer, Atienza lessens his dramatic impact. In Act III, when he is suddenly reminded of the duets he once played with Ivanov...
What is hard to figure about Young is just what in his blood count motivated him to take a stand so repugnant to his Senate colleague and--most likely--to his constituents as well. There is something of the traditional midwestern isolationist in him, but he is clearly more than that. His progressivism is evidenced by his votes on domestic questions, and, while hardly a leftist, Young has a leftist's distrust for the military...
James A. Dorsch, Ribicoff's legislative assistant, said yesterday that the vote on the bill would be close. "This will be a real cliffhanger. In one count of the votes we get 44-45," he added, and in another...