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...Otto Oldenberg, professor of Physics, said last night that the snow which fell in the Cambridge area this weekend quite likely was radio-active, but that there definitely was no cause for alarm. Before radiation could approach a dangerous level, it would have to be increased by an enormous factor, he said, commenting "Students needn't worry about taking precautions at this time...
Operatic Home. Manhattan Banker (and Met Angel) Otto Kahn discovered her in 1929. After hearing her sing Tosca in Oslo, he told Met Manager Giulio Gatti-Casazza that she was a singer to watch. Before Gatti got around to taking this advice, Flagstad accepted a bid from Bayreuth. It was the first time she had sung outside of Scandinavia. Says she: "I was quite happy where I was. I was never ambitious. Always I wanted to be a private person...
...Still at large in New Zealand last week was Convict Cecil Gurr Otto who also escaped duress by walking out of a hospital. Two years ago Otto had murdered a woman, and in remorse tried to commit suicide. He succeeded only in blowing half his face away. Sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder, Otto was sent to a hospital near Christchurch for plastic surgery. Authorities put him on his honor not to escape. Last fortnight, equipped with new, nearly healed features, he simply walked out of the hospital. New Zealand police admitted that recapture would be difficult. The only...
...Theory. Over the season, opponents have been learning that the only way to stop the Browns is to stop both passing Quarterback Otto Graham and line-smashing Fullback Marion Motley. This is not simple. More often than they like to remember, defending linemen have sifted through to smear Passer Graham, found themselves mousetrapped behind the line of scrimmage while 235-lb. Fullback Motley crushed downfield with the ball...
When Coach Paul Brown set about to form, his squad five years ago, big (200 lbs., 6 ft. 1 in.) Otto Graham, onetime Northwestern halfback, was the first man hired. Brown has a ready, if unconventional, explanation for his choice: "He was an All-America basketball player, a playmaker." Instead of flattening his receivers with bullet throws, Graham likes to feather the ball at them. His theory: "Hand it to 'em high, and let 'em run under it." In four years in the old All-America Conference, Graham completed more than 50% of his passes. With 114 completions...