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...before the House subcommittee, made some of his financial records available, insisted convincingly that he had never used the Eisenhowers to help his business fortunes-"No. sir!" After getting a clean bill and friendly smiles from the subcommittee, Moore departed, saying: "Being an Eisenhower in-law from a business standpoint can be more of a liability than an asset...
Anderson's race was perhaps the most interesting from a tactical standpoint. The Crimson junior was making his first real start at the 1000-yard distance (he's normally a 600-man) and his failure to finish higher than fifth may be ascribed primarily to his unfamiliarity with the strategy of the longer race...
...airy sets. Miles White's gorgeous costumes give it style. If it has almost no Broadway snap, it has even less Broadway brassiness. If this is a Jamaica with little ginger and no rum, those, after all, are largely its exports. From at least a musicomedy standpoint, Lena Horne, gay colors, winning tunes-and even shiftless lie-in-the-sun librettos-are its tourist attractions...
However, Butler last night disagreed with members of the medical staff who had called for the purchase of additional syringes and needle equipment. "From an administrative standpoint, it is not desirable to buy all the equipment needed for ideal conditions," he said. "It is not a good use of the students' money...
Leach added that the recent Russian successes have been "particularly unfortunate" from defense secretary Wilson's standpoint. "The sentimental affection shown for Wilson as he is leaving office obscures the fact that his conduct of the Defense Department has not been such as to maintain superiority over, or even equality with, the U.S.S.R...