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DIED. Milton Eisenhower, 85, educator, diplomat and valued adviser to six Pres- idents, including his brother Dwight; in Baltimore. The youngest of seven brothers, Milton worked for the Agriculture Department through the Depression years; during World War II he was a top Roosevelt troubleshooter for refugee and relief problems in North Africa, before leaving Government in 1943. He then held three college presidencies: at his alma mater, Kansas State, until 1950; at Pennsylvania State (1950-56); and at Johns Hopkins (1956-67 and 1971-72). The genial, judicious administrator also held several part-time Government posts, among them Special Ambassador...
...faculty petitioned for a special April 29 faculty meeting to discuss how the university is governed. The faculty had vote against the military training program by a 3 to 1 margin, but McLaughlin and the Board of trustees decided to revive ROTC anyway. Dean of the Faculty Dwight Labasent sent professors an open letter asking them to drop their interest in "secondary concerns" like ROTC and instead concentrate on the "primary emphases and responsibilities" of the faculty. "It seemed to me," said one professor in response, "that the letter was designed to make the faculty feel better about the College...
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...good is Dwight Gooden? His rookie statistics show that the Met right hander has almost unlimited promise, and he's one of only four players ever to pitch 200 innings in a season before age 20. Of the other three one-Bob Feller-is in the Hall of Fame, but the other two ended their careers in obscurity. Five points for identifying...
...amazing rookie campaign, Dwight Gooden broke the record for most strikeouts in a season by a first-year player, by whiffing 276 batters. The Good Guy did not break the rookie single-game strikeout mark, despite several 15-K plus outings. Ten points for identifying this high flying rookie, who struck out 18 in his first year...