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...publicity usually given to distinguished speakers at Harvard makes the case of Dr. L. S. B. Leakey a rather strange paradox. Dr. Leakey, a world-famous archaeologist and anthropologist who has devoted his life to the discovery and study of fossil man, delivered a lecture here on the night of April 9th to a packed audience of students as well as a host of prominent anthropologists. Leakey discussed the significance of his recent discovery of a new species of man, Homo habilis, which is older than any other known hominid. His discovery necessitates an important revision of thought about human...
Although anthopology is a rather specialized field, a discovery of the magnitude of Dr. Leakey's deserves some sort of recognition. Why the CRIMSON failed, both in announcing this lecture and in reporting it after it had been given, is still a mystery to the people who filled Burr A to overowing to hear Dr. Leakey speak. Michael J. Anderegg...
...FRED D. LEAKEY...
Foul Play. What did those "oldest" creatures look like? The bones suggest that they had great chests, big jaws and short legs. "Beyond that." Leakey says, "your guess is as good as mine. They might have been as green as a jersey dress...
Months of testing will tell more. Meantime, Leakey has a theory as to how the child died. In its skull is a sizable hole with fracture lines radiating from it. Leakey rules out the possibility that the child fell or was struck by a falling branch, for there were no trees or cliffs in the neighborhood at the time. "I think we can take it for granted that the child was hit on the head by a blunt instrument." says Leakey, warming to his story. "It was murder most foul...