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Despite the fact that Richards works so closely with his players, none would ever slap him on the back, and few call him anything but "Mr. Richards." Murtaugh may drop into the locker room for a few hands of bridge or gin with his Pirates, but Richards prefers to remain socially aloof from his Orioles: "It's more fun for the players when I'm not there while they're relaxing." As a firm but fair taskmaster, Richards has earned the solid respect of the Orioles, veteran and rookie alike...
...like a good belly laugh," says the impresario of the 1,800-seat Queen's Theater, "and they don't mind it good and vulgar. If you don't like someone here, you don't give him subtle insults; you say: 'I'll slap thee in the bloody girt...
...handsome John Devitt, 23. the world record holder. Still gasping for breath, Devitt congratulated Larson and was accepting condolences from Aussie teammates when he learned he had won after all. Though the timers all put Larson ahead, two of the three judges claimed they saw Devitt's hand slap the wall first. Since the judges' decision is what counts, the victory went to the Aussie. To make the facts jibe with their opinions, officials simply changed Larson's clocking of 55.1 to 55.2, the same time turned in by Devitt. A U.S. protest was disallowed. Said Devitt...
...Senate floor, Foreign Relations Committee Chairman William Fulbright charged that the Administration had dragged the U.S.'s international prestige to a "new low" by "bumbling and fumbling" during the U-2 dustup. The Administration's handling of the U-2 incident, said Arkansas' Fulbright, taking a slap at Dwight Eisenhower, showed a need for "much firmer direction of all governmental activities affecting foreign relations. If this is not to come from the White House, it should come from the State Department." Back came Wisconsin's Alexander Wiley, ranking Republican on Fulbright's committee, to defend...
...After two years of dirt sifting by the Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight, the House passed a bill tightening broadcasting regulations and outlawing payola (maximum penalty: $10,000 fine and a year in jail). The Federal Communications Commission would monitor TV programs for hints of payola or other abuses, slap a ten-day suspension or fine of up to $1,000-a-day on offending stations...