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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Force hero who ran this year against Republican Senator Karl Mundt and lost. A onetime history professor at Dakota Wesleyan University, bright and energetic George McGovern in 1956 became the first Democrat in 20 years to be elected to high office in his state. His views on agriculture match Kennedy's: he favors high price supports, fat acreage cuts, and an all-out food-for-peace program. A second possibility for the job-and one eagerly promoted by such farm-state influences as Stuart Symington and Hubert Humphrey -was Missouri Farmer Fred V. Heinkel, 62, who for 20 years...
...Christmas Test. One big test for the economy is whether retail stores will be able to top-or at least match-last year's record Christmas sales. Merchants are confident that an extra selling day and the consumer's yuletide spirit, helped by record personal income, will do the trick. So far, the signs are mixed. Department-store sales have been edging up for several weeks, reached a new high last week for the year. But for four straight weeks they have been running slightly below 1959 levels. Merchants blame part of the lag on unseasonably warm weather...
...varsity fencing squad soundly defeated the Bradford-Durfee fencers from Fall River, Mass., Saturday at the I.A.B. Winning in both the foil and sabre divisions, the Crimson team took victory on total points, 19 to 8; Bradford-Durfee won only in the epee class, and there by only one match...
...Crimson wrestlers, after a loss in their opening match, travel to western Massachusetts today to meet Williams. Coach Bob Pickett's team began what he calls "a building year" with a 16-11 loss M.I.T. last Thursday...
Clearly Pickett's problem will be in-experience, as the varsity contends with he Ephmen, who are usually strong in wrestling. The only victories in the Tech match were scored by two lettermen and one other experienced grappler. The rest of the team is composed of juniors and sophomores, all of whom had their troubles at M.I.T., and who will have their hands full this afternoon...