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...SCHOOL PRAYERS. Laird reports that he has had more requests to be heard by witnesses who want to condemn the 1963 Supreme Court decision banning a state-sponsored recitation of prayer in public schools than on any other issue in contention. He considers the issue a real "sleeper." Conservatives may seek blunt criticism of the decision. Laird himself is sympathetic to the complaints, has warned: "In this world, it is becoming more and more unpopular to be a Christian. Soon it may become dangerous...
...closely in Boston's Symphony Hall these days, you can sometimes hear a shy "yeah, yeah, yeah" from the fiddle section, as that master Fiedler, Arthur, 69, leads the proper Boston Pops in a bouncy, 90-man rendition of I Wanna Hold Your Hand, the orchestra's sleeper hit of the season. How does the top pop get in the mood for the mop-top hop? It's very simple. He puts on his thinking...
...varsity tennis team will be getting two fine tennis players in Dick Appleby (1) and Brian Davis (2). Another sleeper may be Nick Hoogs, who, although he slid up and down the team ladder, from two to five, managed to finish undefeated. The Records Track 6-0 Tennis 8-1 Lacrosse 7-3 Heavyweight Crew 3-1 Lightweight Crew 1-3 Golf...
...real longshot sleeper in the Run for the Roses may turn out to be a 20-1 shot named Dandy K. After losing the first eight races of his lifetime, Dandy K. has begun to round to form. He won two straight, then was pitted against, Northern Dancer and lost by 16 lengths. After this humiliation he won two more, including a big upset over highly-touted Roman Brother against whom he came from dead last, 16 lengths behind, to win by a length. On April 4 Dandy K. took another crack at Northern Dancer and this time rallied...
...strike, Death! You sluggard, you sleeper...