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...things happened to the Democrats last week-none of them good. They took a terrible licking from Henry Wallace and his third party in a special election in The Bronx (see Political Notes). A Gallup poll indicated that Wallace was probably strong enough in Chicago to throw all of Illinois to the Republicans. And their own Southern revolt, which had at first seemed like the usual quadrennial fireworks, now looked more like a genuine blaze...
...terrapin soup, breast of capon, and plenty of champagne. (The Statler served a dessert called "bombe atomic.") At the Statler, preliminary speakers included Sam Rayburn, Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas in a fetching white dress, and Alben Barkley. At the Mayflower, there were Fannie Perkins in a beaded dress, The Bronx Boss Ed Flynn -who almost forgot to stand up during the playing of the Sidewalks of New York -and Jim Farley, who got the biggest hand of all when he said he was glad to be there. Margaret Truman begged off singing The Star Spangled Banner at both dinners because...
...with feeble steps towards what may well be the end of its career. The chorus of condemnation, spurred by the recent agitation for a modern Student Activities Center has grown to the proportions of a filibuster. And hardly a voice is raised in Sanders' defense. Mixed in with the Bronx cheers are overtones of resentment about the University's attitude towards student theater groups. And as a final blow, Sanders' crealy physical condition evoked a stern warning from a state fire inspection official, who was reported to have called it "the worst fire hazard in the state of Massachusetts...
...Bronx political boss Edward J. Flynn and leading Congressional figures Charles A. Halleck and Helen Gahagan Douglas are among the speakers who will appear before the Law School Forum this spring, President George Esser, Jr. 3L announced yesterday...
...expect that a boner like that could get by TIME'S 44 editorial researchers, 32 contributing editors, 12 associate editors and 9 senior editors, just to mention a few. How about getting a good world atlas for the National Affairs Department? FRED R. SALCER The Bronx...