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Harvard voters undoubtedly have some sympathy for the rhino romp that marked the Sao Paulo contest. Elections on campus are often conducted in the same sort of spirit, and yield only slightly more fruitful results. Lamont DuPont had thinner skin and a less prominent nose than Carareco, the rhinoceros, but he, too, easily defeated a field of less illustrious candidates. Pogo once roused vigorous support in a local campaign, too vigorous for many. It is good, but a little sad, to commemorate the election of the rhinoceros in another country; for it recalls a day when students here fought...
...prisoners and killed 200 rebels in difficult jungle warfare. In general, however, Laos' 25,000-man army is poorly trained and must fight piecemeal over large parts of the country. New Communist attacks in four other Laotian provinces last week were obviously designed to spread the defenses even thinner. Some Laotian leaders concede that
Perhaps less can be said for John Cazale and Mary Weed, who played the lovers George Gibbs and Emily Webb. Mr. Cazale's hair is somewhat thinner than one would expect in a sixteen-year-old, and at times he mumbled more like a troubled suburbanite than a New Hampshire swain. Certainly nothing could be said against Miss Weed's interpretation of Emily, which became truly moving in the final scene of the play. But she looked "dressed down" to meet the sixteen-year-old requirement, and was simply not the willowy schoolgirl expected...
...consumers loaded up with refrigerators, washing machines, and gas and electric ranges. Much of the buying was for new houses; builders reported new residential contracts for $1,021,516,000 in January, up 32% from January 1958. With the faster pace, supplies of raw materials grew thinner as manufacturers hedged against possible strikes. The three major copper producers. Anaconda, Kennecott and Phelps Dodge, hiked copper 1½? per Ib. to 31½?, highest price in 21 months. And steelmakers set a rate of 89.5% of rated capacity, said shipments were still far behind orders...
Federal assistance to higher education, especially long-term, low-interest loans, is welcome. As colleges are forced to expand, their financial aid resources are spread thinner and thinner. But, to prevent the Program from becoming a farce, Congress should amend the Act to provide a workable method for determining actual financial need, while insuring colleges against unwanted Federal control...