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...surest way to kill debate and controversy, according to bureaucrats, is to appoint a committee; and Monro has tried to divert controversy in advocating the creation of an advisory group among the Houses to meet with HSA officials. He claims that he welcomes constant scrutiny of the Agencies by members of the community, and at the same time passes off specific inquiries about HSA and prefers to keep financial records private. Monro shows great confidence in "the organization at heart," says he knows nothing about the awarding of certain high-paying jobs, and disclaims responsibility, although...
...Walker claims, "and at the same time continue to advance the standard of band music at Harvard." The new band administration, headed by Alpers, seems generally to approve of Walker's plans, but they, and the band as a whole, tend to be suspicious, fearing that Walker might eventually divert all the energy of the band away from football. Not so, says Walker, who feels that the more serious musicians are leaving the football band anyway and that their presence only inhibits the raunch group...
...annual meeting of the National Catholic Welfare Conference in Washington, the U.S. Roman Catholic hierarchy accepted a study report from the conference's Department of Social Action, which attacked chauvinistic extremists who "divert attention from critical Communist gains in Asia, Africa and Latin America." The report was presented by Archbishop William E. Cousins of Milwaukee and written by Father John F. Cronin, the N.C.W.C.'s famed expert on Communist infiltration of labor unions. Without mentioning the Birchers by name, it made clear that the warning was aimed at groups "which emphasize the danger of domestic subversion, and give...
...There is no magic number of U.S. airlines to ensure competition." Some airline presidents prefer an orderly cutting back of over-competition on key routes, which are sometimes flown by as many as eight airlines-with most of the planes hardly half-full. Says one president: "We should divert the half-filled jets to smaller cities that are crying for jet service...
...contract deadline, the automakers stoutly deny reports that they have been reducing their steel purchases as a hedge against a shutdown. Brushing aside all strike talk, top automen confidently predict high sales for 1961-3 fourth quarter -partly because of buyer concern that the Berlin crisis may divert next year's auto steel to defense. And for 1962, Detroit seers happily foresee more than 6,500,000 car sales-roughly equivalent to booming 1960 and second only to 1955's record 7,200,000 sales...