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...offices of his own newspaper, he learned that the Republican Party had regained the majority in Congress; thus Joe Martin was propelled into the speakership of the House for the first time in his faithful career. No legislation bears his name, and his tenure as Speaker was a scant four years (1947-48, 1953-54); yet he was the Republican...
...Viet Nam policy won strong backing. The evidence is that 56% of Democrats who favor his renomination cite his position on the war as the main reason. In contrast, Senator McCarthy of Minnesota, whose explicit aim in running is to attack that policy, has so far drummed up scant support. Nor does an avalanche of write-ins appear imminent for Bobby Kennedy, another critic of the war policy, who is not on the ballot and has discouraged any campaigning on his behalf...
...Executive Committee, the Club's ruling body, leaves its members completely free to formulate activities, but "there is scant initiative, to put it mildly," he said. "What is needed is a breakdown of the Executive Committee into smaller groups responsible for activities, consistent policy statements, and cooperation with the state and national party. We have to reach the membership, perhaps through frequent referenda and a newsletter presenting experts' views on national issues as well as rehashes of campus meetings and speakers," he said. "Such a program might overcome much of the wishy-washy thinking now dominant among members...
...final team scores were tallied since only three of the weekend's four scheduled events were completed. At the end of the first day, Harvard was bunched with three other teams a scant four points behind first-place Middlebury...
...quartet of Trey Burns, Roy Shaw, Jim Baker, and Dave McKelvey streaked around the Garden track in 7:28.1, a scant 1.7 seconds lower than the world record 7:26.4 set by Villanova...