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...American people's papa," says Miami News Columnist William C. Baggs, "and everybody feels free to leave everything in his hands." But the fact seems to be that the U.S.. perhaps following Ike's example, has learned to live with crisis-and to weight the crises as they come. Americans generally understood the gravity of both Hungary and Suez, but they regard the follow-up steps in the Middle East as one of those things that Ike and Dulles ought to be able to handle without pestering too many other people...
Outside of these, however, little is certain. In the weight, for instance, if Pete Harpel can get off a good throw (he has fouled some 60-foot throws in practice) he could win. Or he could place no higher than fourth. If shotputter Jim Doty can get off a toss similar to his winning throw in the Army meet, he, too, could pick up valuable points...
...million of already authorized funds in the Middle East without congressional restriction. Russell lost no time in using the foreign-aid provision of the Eisenhower Doctrine to attack the whole U.S. foreign-aid program. "I refuse to ... buy a pig in a poke without knowing its size or weight ... As a matter of fact, we do not even know if there is a pig in the poke . . . We must start tapering off the foreign-aid program if we ever hope to have a program of fiscal responsibility at home...
Possibly the most unexpected development of the meet came at the heavy weight division, with the verdict already settled. Al Culbert calmly took down Eli Mike Schoettle and pinned him with a half-nelson and a crotch with only 2:18 gone in the first period. The rapidity and decisiveness of Culbert's pin over the Yale standout left the Elis stunned...
Mike Schoettle, just recently off the New Haven sick list, will wrestle heavy-weight against A1 Culbert. Schoettle is a strong wrestler who has compiled a good record so far this season, while Culbert will be seeking his second win in five starts. However, Culbert's improvement in the past few weeks foreshadows a possible Crimson upset...