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...Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, 76, has been a member of the House of Representatives for 45 years and Speaker for 13-longer than any other man in history. The years have made him waspish, crotchety and stubborn...
...moderator for the next year, the Presbyterians elected conservative Dr. William Taliaferro ("Tolly") Thompson, 70, who retired this month after 36 years as professor of Christian education at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. In accepting the silver gavel, Dr. Thompson gave his fellow Presbyterians something for all Christians to think about. "Genuine Christians." said he, "ought to be as distinguishable from others as a civilized man is from a savage...
...Washington, Texas' Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, starting out on his 3,057th day as Speaker of the House, finally bettered Henry Clay's 125-year-old record by half a day. From members...
...guard, into a center; he moved Russ Deal from guard to tackle. Burly Howie Brown, thrice wounded in Europe, showed up just after the Michigan game, and plugged a hole at guard. Another ex-G.I, All-America End Pete Pihos, became a pile-driving fullback. Negro Halfback George Taliaferro, a freshman, blossomed fast under Bo's compelling...
...DEVIL IN THE BUSH - Matthew Head - Simon & Schuster ($2). On Hooper Taliaferro's military mission into the Congo he stumbles across a marvelously carved ceremonial knife, two beautiful women and an evil old man. Un fortunately, this fine, assorted bag of jungle specimens includes one moth-eaten item: a thin, conventional plot of seduction and murder that has been used inumpteen whodunits with less glamorous settings. Verdict: fair...