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...survey of actual strategic bombing damage proved Cherwell's estimate not five but ten times too high. Had Cherwell not won his way, argues Snow, "the war might have ended a bit earlier and with less cost...
Tackles: Bob Lilly, 21, Texas Christian; 6 ft. 5 in., 250 Ibs. Ken Rice, 21, Auburn; 6 ft. 2 in., 250 Ibs. Says one scout: "Lilly is a bit more mobile than Rice, but I'd say Rice was a bit tougher." The scouts regard Illinois' Joe Rutgens, 21 (6 ft. 2 in., 245 Ibs.), as a likely defensive tackle. Though he is a tackle at Georgia Tech, Billy Shaw, 21 (6 ft. 3 in., 238 Ibs.), has the agility and speed to play guard with the pros...
...Laments Marks: "The trouble is Autry can't do me any more good; he's slipped a lot." Only Berlin's White Christmas has rivaled Rudolph in the Christmas pop field over the years. The seasonal nature of his successes bothers Marks not a bit: "If I sell that many at Christmastime," says he, "what the hell do I care what they do in May?" And tormented parents who hope that Marks's imagination may be flagging are in for a rude shock: he has already completed an "absolutely sensational" ditty for Christmas 1961 titled...
Wait & See. The next warming bit of news amid the chill was a rise in construction contracts awarded in October (see below). They topped the year before by 6%, the third monthly rise in a row, and set a new record for that month. Housing starts in October rose from September to 109,900, although they continued to trail last year. Said George Cline Smith, vice president and chief economist of F. W. Dodge Corp.: "This activity will help to ensure that the current business dip will be quite mild and of short duration, since construction is the nation...
Many followers of Harvard basketball were prepared for another long, hard season at the bottom of the Ivy League, but the first two games at least have given them cause for a bit of optimism...