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...Hamerquist see why anyone should think he ought to give up his office. An attempt to launch a recall movement against him was knocked down by Democratic Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton, who held it illegal under state law. The Democrats were finally rescued by the legislature, which passed a bill prohibiting a person from holding office for one political party who is also a member of "another party." Last week, as a petition was filed under the new law to bring about Hamerquist's recall, the Marxist from Multnomah County was in Manhattan to discuss his next move...
...Wynne's first play at safety, he stepped in front of Smith at the Harvard 7 to grab Tom Thornton's on-target pass and race back 20 yards. When second-stringer Danny Lucca tossed a third-and-10 flare pass to right end John Cambest on the next series, Wynne dove on it for his second steal. On B.U.'s final series of the half, Wynne snatched another Thornton pass to Smith on the Harvard 15 to sarve a certain touchdown...
John Tyson, like Chickenman, seems to be "everywhere, everywhere." When Rucker juggled a 17-yard pass on the Harvard 11 in the second quarter, Tyson snatched it away and scampered 15 yards. When Thornton seemed about to waltz into the Crimson end-zone on a six-yard roll out around left end early in the fourth quarter, Tyson came from out of nowhere to drop him on the one-yard line. Driven almost by instinct on a second-and-8 play in the same quarter, Tyson moved up from safety to stop Smith's slant off tackle for no gain...
Quarterback Tom Thornton is a scram- bler. He has thrown 12 times a game and hit on half of those, for a total of 302 yards and three touchdowns. He is small at 170 pounds, but he is good. His favorite target is speedy split end Reggie Rucker, who has caught two of those TD heaves...
...other noteworthy Hughes alumni, Charles ("Tex") Thornton and Roy Ash, left in 1953 to found Litton Industries, a pioneering conglomerate that has turned out some prominent graduates of its own.* Singleton joined them, started Litton's inertial-guidance systems, and within six years built the company's electronics-equipment division from scratch into an $80 million-a-year operation. Says Singleton today: "When I went to Litton, I needed money and experience. I got both there." By 1960, he also had an itch to start his own business. He teamed up with Litton Colleague George Kozmetsky (now dean...