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...such citizens as Angie the Ox, the Lemon Drop Kid and Meyer Marmalade, he had largely consulted his own imagination. But last week, when Senator Estes Kefauver's antimonopoly subcommittee opened hearings in Washington on the fight racket, the characters who took the stand to describe the octopus grip of the underworld on U.S. boxing were pure Runyon-but Runyon without romance...
...analyzing the complicated political tangle in the Congo, Takizala said he was inclined to accept the neutralization of political factionalism resulting from Mobutu's seizure of power. He expressed doubt that Mobutu would relax his grip in the near future since "the condition of political stability which was announced as the contingency for a resumption of normal politics has not yet occurred...
...procedures. One prime goal: to get a softening of the famous Rule 22, which requires a two-thirds vote of all Senate members to cut off filibusters. Other Clark proposals would speed the legislative processes and undercut the traditional power of seniority (which gives the South a death grip on committee chairmanships). Clark's newest proposal was to fill Democratic leadership positions with Senators from the big industrial states, on the reasoning that it was these states that gave Kennedy his victory. "We must not," said he, "approve the designation [to key committee positions] of members who have failed...
...dynamite, he says: "Many get away with it, but many get away with Russian roulette, too." But what is good for the executive system is 1 or 2 oz. of liquor ("but not a drop more") before dinner at night. "I feel it relaxes tension; it helps remove the grip of pressure. It promotes appetite and amiability...
Among last season's plays with a strong grip on this season's playgoers are: The Miracle Worker, Toys in the Attic, Bye Bye Birdie...