Word: poole
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...record as a coach known for getting the most out of available talent is equally impressive. Witness recent Yale meets where heavily underdog Crimson teams, though losing, have displayed some exceptional individual performances. In 1957, Crimson captain Chouteau Dyer took two upset wins in the sprints, setting new pool and college records. Last year at New Haven, the Crimson got nine points above expectations in a surprisingly good team performance. In addition, Ulen has guided 11 Crimson swimmers to national laurels...
...best conceivable set-up would involve a co-operative venture between the donor and recipient nations. The personnel of the former could be contributed to an independent pool on which the latter would draw for programs of their own creation. The pool itself would determine priorities. Though it would be financed jointly by the aid-giving countries, the administration of the finances should be as independent of these states' policies as possible...
...that in the present belligerent mood of Congress it is idealistic. No one can expect a Congress which makes such a point of scrutinizing every expenditure for foreign aid to relinquish its control immediately. But UN Secretary-General Hammarskjold is very eager to get plans for such a pool of experts underway. If he can convince the State Department and if it can convince Capitol Hill, a valuable replacement for present unsatisfactory aid programs can be initiated...
...first pleasant chores of a freshman Congressman is to decide how he will spend some $40,000 a year that he rates for office help. He can hire his clerks, secretaries and office managers from the pool of old pros who live and work around Washington (and run the chance that his secrets may soon be on the grapevine), or he can reward his friends and relatives with jobs. One hazard: if he puts someone with his own family name on the federal payroll, his open nepotism may well backfire when the payroll records are made public. Last week came...
...Seesaw. A Manhattan hoyden and an Omaha lawyer pool their loneliness and put a funny, touching accent on love...