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...Harvard-Radcliffe blood drive was somewhat of a disappointment," Leon Rothenberg '61, co-chairman, said yesterday in his final report. Out of 1200 scheduled appointments, only 880 students actually gave blood. This total is 121 less than last year...
...Rothenberg attributed some of the unfilled pledges to a rash of colds and sore throats precipitated by bad weather during the drive. He felt that others simply did not want to give blood, or else were afraid...
...There is no reason not to give," Rothenberg insisted. "It doesn't hurt, and it doesn't take much time." An added inducement for donating is the Harvard blood bank policy of supplying free blood, through the Red Cross, to students and members of their immediate family...
...drive at Radcliffe, in contrast, was quite successful, according to Rothenberg. Almost all of the 132 students who pledged blood kept their appointments. This turnout set a new record, as Radcliffe rarely manages to exceed 100 pints...
...drive has been a failure," Rothenberg admitted. The campaign's goal is to collect a record 1100 pints of blood, but the 140 donors who contributed yesterday brought the four-day total to only 725 pints...