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...more, he did not have the votes to challenge Attlee. "There is nothing sinister in the Bevan group," he said, hand on heart. "Let us put off [a vote] until the next session of [Parliament]." But the majority turned him down. By 188 votes to 51 (with 53 Laborites absent or abstaining), the Parliamentary Labor Party endorsed Attlee's ultimatum. The Bevanites would probably disband as a group, but this would hardly stop them from getting together informal-like, and thinking and talking alike...
...Dartmouth game, with three first stringers absent, the team looked shoddy, and the 5 to 0 score was one of the largest ever run up against a Munro team. After a minor comeback against M.I.T., the Crimson may do better today...
...Absent for the second day in a row with a legitimate excuse was second string fullback Jerry Blitz, who was married over the weekend. Blitz, who has scored three touchdowns, and has the best rushing average of the Crimson backs, will rejoin the team today...
...While Lodge's record might not be the best in the Senate, Kennedy's is undeniably the worst in the House. Kennedy has maintained an average absentee record of 29% over the last six years, and in 1951-52 (with the aid of a malaria attack, admittedly) he was absent in well over 40% of the roll calls...