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Despite the CHUL setback the possibility still exists that the Student Lobby will find a way to achieve recognition. Many of the masters who composed the bulk of the opposition, cited fears that the name "Student Lobby" might suggest more authority to represent student opinion than the group actually has, and confusion about the group's objectives, as reasons for their negative votes. Others questioned the group's organizational structure--the chairmanship rotates randomly every second meeting. But the group's organizers have expressed a willingness to alter these weak points, so CHUL may end up approving the Student Lobby...
...Harvard football team, after losing its last two games, faced another setback yesterday with the loss of reserve linebacker Frank Russo for the season...
Columbia also evened its Ivy record and silenced joke-makers for at least another week, with an impressive win over Pennsylvania, 30-18. It was the second win in a row for the Lions, likewise the second successive setback for the Quakers...
Seated in his book-lined office in Vienna, Wiesenthal, who is ailing with a heart condition, despairs of ever bringing his old quarry to justice. Two years ago, his Jewish Documentation Center suffered a severe setback; most of its funds were deposited in a Vienna bank that failed. His only real hope for bringing Mengele to justice would be Israeli intelligence, but the Israelis find the operation too risky. They have sent several teams to Paraguay to study a possible Mengele snatch. After losing at least one agent on a reconnaissance mission, they concluded that the potential losses involved...
After many jolts to the jaw, a setback on minimum wages...