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...whose 58-year career was highlighted by his portrayal of Cap'n Andy in Broadway's Show Boat; of a heart attack; in Palm Springs, Calif. Charlie landed the role of Cap'n Andy in 1927, and by the time Show Boat closed, his famous line, "Hap-pee New Year!," was being imitated by revelers everywhere. After that, in dozens of films (Destry Rides Again, Give My Regards to Broadway), he was type-cast as a bibulous yet benign paterfamilias. Said Winninger: "I've played father to everyone in Hollywood except Charles Laughton...
Church has kept the home folks hap py by combining his concern for for eign affairs with a zealous defense of Idaho's interests. He vigorously promotes conservation legislation and water projects for Idaho and opposes federal gun laws - the hottest issue in the state...
...planning students formed the Harvard Association of Planners (HAP) in March of 1967. They specifically wanted to gain representation on important faculty committees. It seemed clear that students could contribute to the Building Committee's planning for the Design School's new center. Students also wanted to be able to express their opinion on crucial curriculum and requirement changes which the Department often seemed to spring on them. A constitution for the group was approved by the planning students in March, a discussion series held by the HAP became a popular success, and Dean Sert granted permission for two students...
...HAP has since requested that agendas for meetings of the Administrative Council and the Curriculum Committee be published so that they might request representation in certain discussions. The Association will publish a course evaluation book in the fall to provide for joint student-faculty evaluation of the curriculum...
...knew the upper echelons of the Army like the back of his hand, and it was the back of his hand they sometimes got. When General "Hap" Arnold complained that the Air Force was not getting the large share of credit it claimed, Marshall told him pretty sharply to pipe down. Nor was he the man to ease the jolt when it came to jumping talent over seniority, as when Lieut. Colonel Eisenhower was promoted over numberless brigadiers. He kept a "little Black Book" for duds, and stars would never fall on those listed therein...