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What debate there was centered on the bill's capital-punishment proviso. Noting that he would vote against the bill, California Democrat Phillip Burton explained that while he supported the purpose of the law, "my conscience requires that I oppose the imposition of the death penalty even in this most serious of crimes." Against that, North Carolina Democrat Basil Whitener said: "If any of us believe in the death penalty, we certainly should believe in it with reference to a premeditated murder committed on a President of the United States...
...Leverett House Arts Festival has awarded the following first prizes: Anthony N. Poze '65-2 for drawing and painting; Taylor T. McLean '65 and Frank M. Smullin '65 for three dimensional works; Phillip A. Monteleoni '65 for photography; Robert G. Egan II '66, in the category of "works in progress," for his poem "Trope." Prizes were given to students whose work had proved "generally outstanding," and not for any particular entry...
...knew what was in the letter before I even opened it," said Phillip Conrad, 17, a stocky, crew-cut senior who had earned seven athletic letters at St. Clair High School, north of Detroit. "It was thin. If it's an acceptance, it's thick. If it's a rejection, it's just one sheet...
...rejection was from Princeton, which had decided that Phillip's academic grades lagged too far behind his athletic excellence to qualify him for admittance to next fall's freshman class. Philip's two elder sisters had attended Wellesley and the son's failure was a blow to his affluent father, a gas company executive. "What do you say when a school says your son is too stupid to get in?" asked Conrad. "My reaction is..." "Careful, dear," cautioned Mrs. Conrad. "My reaction is that we're very fortunate in being accepted...
...articles in the Post were based on interviews with Phillip Luce, a former member of Progressive Labor who "quit the extreme left" when "he discovered his organization's violent plans...