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...unprecedented six shows in the Met's opening week reflects Bing's desire to lengthen the Metropolitan's season without conflicting with the commitments of Met singers to other opera companies, especially the San Francisco Opera and the European spring festivals. Though there is much to be said for the extension of a Metropolitan season, (It would offer more performances to opera lovers and steadier employment to performers.) the appearance of six operas in one week presents enormous problems...
...Yardling baseball team will try to lengthen its four game winning streak this afternoon when it takes on the freshman Boston University nine down town. Fastballer Al Yarbro, the Crimson's first line pitcher, will start against the Terriers...
...extend the emergency legislation, Mitchell has spelled out a plan for basic revision in the present patchwork of state compensation practices, all financed by the 3% U.S. payroll tax. By setting stiffer standards under which states qualify for their lion's share of this tax, Mitchell hopes to lengthen coverage to a uniform 30 weeks at half pay for the average worker who loses his job. But Mitchell has yet to get White House permission to present his proposal to Congress, where it will run into a variety of proposals already hoppered by Democrats...
Despite a defeat last Monday by Colby, the Crimson sextet is still rated as one of the most powerful New England freshman teams. Colby jumped to a quick lead with a first period goal by Jim Houghton. Houghton tallied unassisted shortly thereafter, and the Colby six continued to lengthen its margin. The second line of Ron Ryan, who scored twice, Bob Dietter, and Jim Ackerman accounted for four of Colby's last five goals...
...bond market is still in the throes of a shake-out that Wall Streeters compare to the '29 crash in stocks. With the benefit of hindsight, bond experts lay the blame on Treasury Secretary Robert Anderson. Eager to stretch out the public debt, i.e., lengthen the maturing period of Government bonds, Anderson brought out medium and long-term bond issues in June, a poor time because the market was at the top of a speculative binge that had boosted the price of U.S. bonds (TIME, June 30). Many, gambling on a continued rise, bought the new bonds with nothing...