5 JUNE 1964, Page 11

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I'm having trouble with my proprietor. I always knew I would sooner or later. And all because I said that I thought the principal candi- dates for extinction were the BBC, Toastmasters and Eton : Capital Punishment, Aldermen and Balliol. He insists on keeping Balliol. So there's a vacant seat on the tumbril. All suggestions will be carefully considered except Fettes, Cambridge and . . .

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