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They contended that the subjects discussed at NSA Congresses were of little interest to Harvard since "we operate in a more mature atmosphere" than is found in most midwestern state universities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College-Wide Referendum On NSA to Be Held Today | 4/18/1957 | See Source »

...organization and demonstrating his vote-pulling possibilities in 1957, the governor had shown that he is a safe bet to win a sixth term in 1958 and to get national attention in 1960. Some Williams fans even had their 1960 Democratic slate all ready to go: liberal Midwestern Governor G. Mennen Williams for President, and Eastern (Massachusetts), more conservative U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy for Vice President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Suddenly It's 1960 | 4/15/1957 | See Source »

...Glee Club will tour the country for nine days, March 30 to April 7, performing mostly in Midwestern cities. A concert in Chicago for the 100th Anniversary of the Harvard Club of Chicago is featured on the schedule...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Long Tours Planned For Vacation Recess By Glee Club, Band | 3/27/1957 | See Source »

Besides visiting two Midwestern institutions, Ohio Central State College and Lake Erie College, the Glee Club will sing at Becker Junior College in Worcester, Mass...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Long Tours Planned For Vacation Recess By Glee Club, Band | 3/27/1957 | See Source »

...thought and fought his way from a 32?-an-hour job as a warehouse worker to become a vice president of the mighty International Brotherhood of Teamsters and head of the I.B.T.'s Central Conference, with 500,000 members of about 340 locals in a twelve-state Midwestern empire. Moreover, he was in a position of deadly challenge to the Teamsters' aging (62) International President Dave Beck. Hoffa had run up a list of arrests, e.g., for brawling in a picket line, that he smilingly admitted was "as long as your arm." Even so, nearly everyone in organized...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: Into the Trap | 3/25/1957 | See Source »

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