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Andrew E. Newman '66 was elected president of Harvard Radio Broadcasting Co. Tuesday. Other new WHRB officers include Claude R. Canizares '66, vice-president; Edward L. Malick '66, treasurer; William J. Kasch '66, station manager and T'ing C. Pel '65, member of the administrative board at large. Christine Mercier '66 was elected clerk while Fred R. Levy '67 was appointed general mangaer of Harvard Radio Recordings...
Last week, to the great relief of jailers and prisoners, Pelé was back on Fernandes' farm. In Salvador, the state capital, the state security secretary, hearing of the case, had sent the police chief a telegram curtly informing him that "the donkey has served his sentence," even though he had never been tried, and ordering his release...
Last summer a Brazilian farmer named Osório Fernandes took his don key Pelé with him to town. In the marketplace of Venceslau Guimarâes, a small boy began tormenting Pelé with a stick, and the donkey struck back-killing the boy with a kick in the head. Police Chief Emiliano Gonçalves had the farmer arrested, but Fernandes wept so profusely in his jail cell that Gonçalves changed his mind and locked up the donkey instead. The charge against the animal: murder. Osório Fernandes angrily leveled a charge...
...Today. Pelé's mere presence in the Santos line-up ensures a sellout crowd anywhere in the soccer world. His income from salary, bonuses and extras will come to about $40,000 this year. He can have more, any time he wants it. Last year Milan's Internazionale offered him a $60,000 bonus to sign a contract, and another Italian team. Juventus. was willing to go as high as $300,000. Spain's Real Madrid told Pelé to set his own price. Pelé turned them all down...
Though he is rich, famous and a bachelor. Pelé lives simply and quietly. He has no plans to get married-and no girl friend, for that matter. "I am married to my country." he says. For fun. he wanders down to Santos' beaches, or joins a get-up soccer game with the local kids -much as baseball's Willie Mays loved to play in New York stickball games. "I live for soccer, only for soccer." says Pele. "I have no time for anything else...