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...independent challengers were moving in to get a piece of the action. CBS, whose affiliates generally run movies opposite Carson, tried to buy him away from NBC, but as Johnny put it, "I would feel as out of place on another network as Lurleen Wallace giving a half-time pep talk to the Harlem Globetrotters...
Although the Lampoon has made it up to the decent mark, it is useless to pretend that it is much of a provocative humor magazine. Like all Lampoonsthis issue has a few strong points, but the magazine needs more visual pep-cartoons, maybe photographs-and a less staid layout. But basically, what the 'Poon needs is more talent to widen the nucleus of good writers which has kept a spark of life in this year's issues...
When Mac calls, the team listens, and the noisiest diversion dwindles into the background. For the voice belongs to James Smith McDonnell, 67, whose paternal pep talks are the hallmark of a remarkably successful modern businessman. "Our work," he is fond of saying, "is part of a great team effort. I congratulate all of you who have worked so long and hard." Invariably, he closes: "This is old Mac signing...
McCullough is a dedicated hockey player and respected individual, who took his position seriously. Again it may be only coincidence, but the one pep talk of the hockey season was delivered by McCullough in the bus before the Crimson players pulled their one upset of the year, against Clarkson. Giving experience to another sophomore on a predominantly underclass team is no excuse for benching McCullough, and the deterioration of Kent Parrot's first line, on which McCullough normally winged, into the weak spot of the team has certainly provided no justification...
College Stuff. As far as the Packers are concerned, a first half is just a patrol action. Contact the enemy, draw his fire, test his strengths, probe his weaknesses. In the locker room at half time, Coach Vince Lombardi wasted no time on pep talks. "Stop grabbing and start tackling," he growled, and then he got down to specifics. Fact One: the Chiefs, on the average, were younger, bigger and probably stronger than the Packers -whose ground game had not been much to brag about all year, anyhow. That led naturally to Fact Two: Packer Quarterback Bart Starr, who completed...