Word: papered
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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When this paper went to press, seventeen undergraduates and three government tutors had volunteered their services. The brigade leaders, William Brady, Edward Abramson, and John G. Wofford have outlined a campaign which should not extend beyond the Spring Recess. It is to be hoped that the Yacht Club will get its fleet to the rendezvous point in ample time...
...repudiation of the report was in special reference to one sentence of Aisner's, which read, "In view of Smith's irresponsible and malicious misrepresentations and their compelling implication that the funds of the paper have been misappropriated by me, I felt entirely justified in withholding these documents...
...report, Aisner stated that during the course of his service for the Times Republican, "I certainly did not have the intention of the expectation of being paid for my services. However, in order to make it perfectly clear that I was not a proprietor of the paper ... it became incumbent on me to submit a bill." He did not think a bill for one dollar sufficient...
Aisner stated that he resigned because of Smith's misrepresentations of fact, his unrealistic business judgment in continuing to increase the debt of the paper and his general attitude." Aisner said the debt of the paper at the time of his resignation was $1479.25 which, he thought, "does not coincide, in my opinion, with the representations made by Smith and his colleagues to the effect than on or about March 7, 1957, the deficit was about...
Aside from his grandmother losing her rest, the now retired counsel, who termned himself an "overindulgent citizen," lost some sleep of his own. In underworldly dealings in behalf of the paper, he had solicited funds avidly. He quoted some of these dealings; in particular, the approach used toward one well-endowed Republican: "Lippy, I need some money." This technique had kept the publication from insolvency, but only through the efforts of counsel...