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Meanwhile, the C.I.O.'s Political Action Committee, chief sponsor of Henry Wallace, jumped into the fray with both feet. From PAChairman Sidney Hillman went an order to regional PAC committees to put all possible pressure on the Senate. To Sidney Hillman, the election of last November had merely been a "preliminary victory." This was the real fight-to keep Henry Wallace in the Government, to make his philosophy prevail, to build him up as the logical successor of Franklin Roosevelt...
Entering into the fray of college educators over the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (the GI Bill of Rights) President Conant in his annual report to the University trustees yesterday urged revision of the Act to assure professional training at government expense for veterans of exceptional ability...
From the outset, defeat seemed in store for the Crimson. After ten minutes of play with the visitors already trailing the P.T. men, Stahl's regulars arrived on the scehe to rush into the fray with nary a practice shot. They started slow and never quite hit their stride all evening. Melville picked up a seven point advantage in the first two periods and keeping to their fast pace in the closing stanzas, nearly doubled their lead...
Watching the fray from the sidelines were halfbacks Glenn Schultz, brilliant Freshman from St. Louis, benched with an injured foot, and Marvin "Bill" Jenkins, who is temporarily ineligible. Their combined absence necessitated Garrity's shift to the wingback position. Still in sick bay was right end Rod Perkins, whose shoes were well filled another veteran of last year's team, was a draw, as each man averaged approximately 38 yards per kick...
...worse was yet to come. Few hours after the fray the body of one Italian was found 600 yards from his barracks, hanged on a tree. Army officers hoped it would prove to be suicide...