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...Kennedy to bring him to Washington, D.C., in 1934. He soon succeeded Kennedy as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission under Franklin Roosevelt. The professor turned bureaucrat quickly became a regular at F.D.R.'s "command performance" poker games. He also became the President's favorite martini mixer (chilled glasses with lemon rubbed on the rim, and just a taint of vermouth...
...beat. It failed, that is, until University band director Tom Everett organized the Harvard jazz band three years ago. Since its inception, the band has provided a home for lonesome jazz men and big band enthusiasts. Within the last year it has shown admirable skill on the local mixer circuit, and at occasional concerts for other schools...
York says now that he "is positive" he did not throw away a lit cigarette, that he had been sleeping an hour and a half before waking amid flames. He admits, however, that he had been drinking at a Quincy House mixer before coming home at 12:30 a.m., but again denies that he came into his room with a cigarette in his hand or that he lit one inside...
What does matter is the occasional grace note inserted by Director Peter Hyams-he manages the comedy and embarrassment of the first fall mixer well-and a couple of performances...
HARKNESS COMMONS Mixer with two rock bands, Sept. 28, 8 p.m., $1.50 or free with HLSA card...