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...President's brother-in-law, Gracie Hall Roosevelt, had bungled at a crucial stage in the Administration's Second Recovery Program. By arranging a White House invitation to Henry Ford, moaned these counselors, this onetime Detroit comptroller had also arranged a White House dramatization for the stiffest and most nonresilient member of the Opposition; had, indeed, obliterated the effects of the friendly pronouncement from SECommissioner John Hanes's Sixteen Businessmen...
Kaspar has none of the bashfulness of a Milquetoast. When he is complimented on speaking English well, he explains: "I picked it up on my travels." His English had its stiffest test when, on his way back from an Australian tour, he was asked to explain skating to a Ceylon reporter who had never seen ice except in highballs...
Dartmouth will doubtlessly be stubborn in relinquishing its crown, despite the graduation of Ted Bruce, top league pitcher last season. Darkhorse of the Ivy group Is Columbia, erratic last year, but stronger and more well-rounded this season. These two teams will offer the Crimson its stiffest opposition in its bid for the title...
With Greenhood, Endweiss, Danforth, Cranston, and Gibson in the dive, the spring-board event will offer the stiffest competition of the entire meet. Next closest will probably be the 220 breast-stroke, with Berizzl, Callahan, Hough, White, and Soltysiak all within five seconds on their best times...
...battle with the talented Elis the Freshmen met the stiffest opponents of the season. Undefeated 145-pounder Bruce Richardson lost in an overtime bout to Madden, leader of the Blue, as Captain Tom Lacey kept his slate clear by crushing David Renwick...