Word: thompson
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Hand. His closest political pal was one William J. Balmer, a Republican power in Chicago since the second corrupt reign (1927-31) of "Big Bill" Thompson. An old hand at doing business with GSA (the Justice Department is suing him for $400,000 on the ground that he used fraudulent means to buy surplus Government property), Balmer sponsored Mansure for the GSA job, and then began to advise him frequently on important contracts. At just the right time Balmer registered as an insurance broker and obtained, through Mansure's GSA, a whopping insurance contract at the U.S. Government...
Dave Silbert contributed three victories in sabre as that squad division won 5-4. Cliff Thompson won two in foil, but Cornell topped that group...
...organizations at the University primarily interested in practical politics--the Young Republicans, the Young Democrats, and the Liberal Union. Their tentative spring plans include discussions of topics and candidates for 1956 and, more important, two largescale conventions. The Republicans are still uncertain about their convention which, President John R. Thompson '57 says, will be converted into a mock congress if Eisenhower decides to run. The Democrats, however, have proceeded rapidly with plans for a large intercollegiate gathering to include representatives from about 70 colleges...
Hubert Hocutt, Cliff Thompson, Captain Steve Schneider, and Pete Boyce lead the foil entry. Four sophomores, Doug Runnels, Dave Silbert, Mitchell Thomas, and Art Steinberg will fence in sabre. Leading the epee division are Bill Pierskalla, John Livingston, John Craig, and Bill Chapple...
Hubert Hocutt and Cliff Thompson took their two matches in the foil division. Dave Silbert and Art Steinberg won two out of three and lost closely in their other contests...