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Your attention is called to the fact that I.O.C. President Avery Brundage was not promoting a new addition to the Olympic oath ["I am now, and intend to remain, an amateur"-Aug. 13]. He was reporting an amplification, not a change, of the pledge which has been in the rule book for years. The object is only to ascertain the intention of the competitor at the time of signing the pledge, there was "no surprise to learn that there might be athletes who could not predict their futures." Moreover, there was no "backtracking," only an explanation. The statement does indicate...
...Brooklyn, Stockbroker Freeman Koo, 33, Harvard-educated son of Nationalist China's longtime (1946-56) Ambassador to the U.S. V. K. Wellington Koo, took the oath of U.S. citizenship...
...Wearing his stern concepts of amateurism like a chip on his shoulder, International Olympic Committee President Avery Brundage promoted a new addition to the Olympic oath: "I am now, and intend to remain, an amateur." He seemed surprised to learn that there might be athletes who could not predict their futures and could not sign in good conscience. As complaints poured in, Brundage tried to backtrack: "There is no desire to interfere with those who intend to pursue a legitimate career in physical education, sport administration, press, radio, etc." Just when aspiring pros became illegitimate, Brundage...
...platform at the foot of the statue of Liberator Simón Bolivar were a tall crucifix and eight urns containing the ashes of Colombian soldiers who fought in the Korean war and in the country's own backlands guerrilla war. Rojas then read off a solemn oath, swearing the servicemen, in the name of Jesus Christ and in the memory of Simon Bolivar, to "fight for the domination of the Third Force until Colombians lay down their political hatreds before the national banner." They took the oath. Next afternoon, at Bogotá's Campin stadium, Rojas likewise...
Adams was introduced by Dean Delmar Leighton. The Invocation and Benediction were given by Commander Robert F. McComas, Navy chaplain. Captain John F. Gallagher, U.S.N., professor of Naval Science, administered the Oath of Office to the graduates...