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...begun in 1907 by two German scholars, Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker, but since the publication of its 37th volume in 1950, it has tried to do no more than issue occasional volumes of updates. Even that is a task comparable to repainting the Brooklyn Bridge with a nail-polish brush. Thieme-Becker is not, in any case, translated into English...
...only exhibition game, against the Polish National team, Harvard scored a solid 3-0 victory and to the delight of the Harvard coaches, many freshmen contributed...
...addition, it appears that Harvard's strong suit is its defensive line, led by captain Ashlin Halfnight. The Polish team was stymied and released only 15 shots on the Harvard...
...combined effort last Saturday, the pair tossed a shutout against the Polish National Team, splitting the ice time equally and having to register only a combined 15 saves...
...House special assistants to the President. In practice, he is Johnson's No. 1 aide...'Of every ten ideas that cross L.B.J.'s desk,' says a colleague, 'five must be Bill's.' He is the editor who hands out assignments to several speechwriters and gives their effort the penultimate polish (Lyndon, naturally, has the final say)...Perhaps the greatest measure of the President's faith in his judgment was the role he played when Lyndon Johnson underwent surgery...Somebody had to be empowered to decide whether to transfer the...presidency to Vice President Hubert Humphrey in case of a crisis...