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...that the HYRC boys have visions of themselves as Central Intelligence men--the kind that sip cognacs in little Bulgarian cafes. The thought of agents around the College infecting piles of dirty laundry with wire recorders is terrifying. From this it is only a short step to Steve Roper buttonhole-cameras, boutonnieres that squirt poison, and two-way wrist radios...
...Last month he had the heady experience of turning down a job, for which he could "name his own price," offered him by rival RCA. Refusing jobs has become almost a matter of routine. In his 15 years at CBS he has said no (sometimes repeatedly) to Pollsters Elmo Roper and Nielsen, FORTUNE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and two other universities, three advertising firms, assorted Government agencies and well-heeled foundations...
Died. Warwick Deeping, 73, British author of some 60 sentimental novels (Sorrell and Son, Roper's Row); in Weybridge, England. A staunch believer in the simple life ("I ceased to have any use for the pretty-pretty, or for literary cliques"), Author Deeping was a medical student in his early days, soon became "infected with the medievalism of the romantic school," gave up doctoring to spend his life writing happily of handsome heroes and virtuous heroines...
...then conjectured that the Chief of Naval Personnel, Rear Admiral J. W. Roper, may forward the Harvard Faculty's views to Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews. It is believed that if the faculty's opinion is brought to Matthew's attention, he will delete the informer clause...
...some time, the Navy Department has been receiving inquiries about the clause, although they have come mainly from individuals and not organizations, Roper said. As a result, he added, Navy officials have been trying to arrange a study of the question. Until now "it has been impossible to get the right people together," according to the Admiral...