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Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine, the son of a sailor, was a giant of a man (6 ft. 3 in., 275 Ibs.) who ruled the House by brute genius, and raised the speakership to a peak of authority. By refusing to entertain "dilatory motions" (i.e., anything he disliked), Republican Reed won arbitrary power over the calendar of legislation. By counting silent members as present, he frustrated the Democratic minority's parliamentary ploy of preventing a quorum by refusing to vote. The "Reed Rules," many of which are still in use, ended House filibusters for all time. Reed was known...
...fourth brush with violent death, Sukarno was 100 yards away when a grenade exploded near his stalled car in the south Celebes city of Makassar. As always, the escape raised Sukarno's prestige to a new peak among his superstitious countrymen and served his immediate strategy. At a Djakarta reception next night, he cried dramatically: "They tried to kill me." Aides left no doubt that by "they" Sukarno meant the Dutch, although no one knows who actually planted the grenade. Communist China's Chou En-lai sent Sukarno a message condemning "imperialist ruffians." Khrushchev sent a "sincerely rejoicing...
Developing such omnivision is the job of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD), headquartered in the shadow of Pike's Peak at Colorado Springs. NORAD also must react defensively to what it sees, and give warning to U.S. and Canadian citizens to head for their shelters-if they have any. Established four years ago, NORAD has recently acquired new techniques to meet the growing threats. It can now detect almost anything bigger than a bird in the air over some 15 million sq. mi. from Iceland to Midway...
Last week, at the peak of the hiring season for the next academic year, 1962-63, most faculty deals were being carried out on the beginner level, as graduate students flocked to the holiday meetings of learned societies to be interviewed by cool-eyed professors in "the slave market." But once on a faculty, teachers are free to wheel and deal in a world where Chips have fallen and sharp young men in Brown Tweed Suits thrive on perpetual opportunity. Compared with the C.O.D. wooing of baseball players, or even with the corporate kidnaping of business executives...
Number one goalie Bob Bland also excelled on the trip, reaching his peak against Colorado Tuesday. The Bland-Wood combination is regarded by many as the best among American college teams...