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...campus research, which received $17 million from the Pentagon last year. This is generally thought of as "clean" money, since it finances nonsecret research-into computer technology, for example. The issue, rather, is what to do about the off-campus Instrumentation and Lincoln labs, which get the lion's share of the Pentagon cash. They operate with so much independence that M.I.T. administrators exercise virtually no control over what projects they undertake. Although they do some civilian work on space projects, including Apollo moon flights, the "special labs" are mainly involved in military research, most of it classified...
Smelling the Public. Kerkorian hopes that Aubrey, whom he met for the first time only two weeks ago, can put new vigor into the ailing MGM lion. Kerkorian wanted a show business veteran to replace financial man Polk, but his choice for the presidency, Herb Jaffe, a vice president of United Artists, turned the job down. Gregson Bautzer, the Los Angeles socialite lawyer who counts both Kerkorian and Aubrey among his clients, introduced the two men at the Beverly Hilton and recommended Aubrey for the job. Bautzer's sales pitch: "Jim Aubrey has a real good sense of smell...
Throughout the interview. Vernon would act the lion tamer. He would kid about radical criticism of the Center and then smile for agreement. At one point, when I asked about a book entitled United States Manufacturing in Brazil and quoted a passage from a Center Report showing its political bias, he explained that the precis was poorly done, and that the book was really about...
Columbia jumped to an early two gaol lead against Yale in the first period, with Frank Kodah and Omar Chamma contributing the Lion tallies. After a third period goal by Yale's Steve Abrecht, the Elis tied the game on a score by Sab Quao with 13:31 remaining in the final quarter. Neither team could claim the victory in an overtime session...
...final Crimson goal came in the fourth period off the right foot of Pete Bogavich. Nearly 40 yards from the net, Bogavich drilled the ball past some wary Columbia defenders and a surprised Lion goalie. The score came at 2:41 and it made a Harvard victory almost certain...