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From Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks last week came the Administration's program designed to bolster the nation's sick railroads. For immediate relief, the Administration proposed that the Government guarantee $700 million in loans; $500 million would be used to improve plant and facilities, $200 million for new freight cars. For long-term aid, the Administration wants to: ¶ Give the Interstate Commerce Commission power to drop unprofitable passenger and freight runs, and end the power of state commissions to block the ICC. ¶Tighten up on truckers now exempt from ICC rate regulations, since the Administration...
...childhood. It is only fitting that the latest writer to try it is a mystery novelist. Shelley Smith's U.S. publisher is devoted to keeping her identity a mystery. But Mrs. Nancy Bodington does not mind identifying herself. She is a lady in her 40s who has used the pseudonym Shelley Smith for "mysteries because she wanted to save her real name for "the kind of books I wanted to write, such as Rachel Weeping." On the strength of this book, the more remarkable because she has no children, she is almost ready to use her own name...
...June 11 sober seniors will convene behind Sever to attend Class Day Exercises. Why everybody continues to use the word Exercises is hard to say. Nothing much happens, except everybody gets bored and starts twitching about, hoping a thunderstorm will break and end the ceremonies early...
When the rain caused play to stop, Barnaby arranged for the use of indoor courts later in the afternoon. However, all-club-weekend was in progress at Princeton, and the Tigers had 6:55 plane reservations. Thus, they decided not to continue the match...
Additional dining space would be made available in the Dunster dining hall if plans to eliminate an adjoining suite and create a private dining room materialize. Dunster's Small Common Room, which is now used for special dinners, would be restored to its original use if this change were made. A similar change is contemplated in Lowell House...