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Although the poll indicated that the G.O.P. had not committed hara-kari in the hearing room, it was not completely cheering to party leaders. Since Southern states are Democratic by a margin of about 4-1, the Republicans need 55% of the vote in other states to keep control of the House. Running with Dwight Eisenhower in 1952, they got 54.9% and a shaky three-seat margin; this year the magic name will not be on the ballot...
...Devil. The secret, of course, lies in conceiving enough flamboyantly wicked characters to off-set Bogart's flashy heroism. In this case, Huston and Capote have hit a peak. From a tiny British Major who worships the memories of Mussolini and Hitler, to a German from Chile called O'Hara, the people of Beat the Devil are geniuses of evil and eccentricity...
...Philadelphia, Archbishop John O'Hara, in a pastoral letter, suggested to the Roman Catholics of his diocese that they give up radio & TV for Lent: "These inventions can be for the glory of God, but they may also be a means of destroying both our spiritual and intellectual life. Disconnect your set for a week and then take an honest appraisal. Have you missed anything worthwhile?" The Archbishop hoped that his flock might find that "the art of conversation is restored in the family. Perhaps many duties are performed that might otherwise be neglected; your own judgment...
...actors are at every point so firmly held in the director's will that there are no performances of individual style. Still, Robert Morley is shrewdly used as the No. 1 no-good. Peter Lorre, too, is elegantly played for laughs as a German named O'Hara (pronounced O'Horror...
...Eagles, who lost to the varsity, 73 to 70, in overtime, last year, have a tall, high-scoring squad led by 6 ft., 7 in. Tony Daukas. Forwards Phil Powell and Tom Cullinane and guards Pat Cahill and John O'Hara are the other starters...