To the strains of "Down By The Old Mills Stream," the Harvard Republican Club yesterday awarded its "Political Newcomer of the Year" citation to Fanne Foxe, a/k/a the Argentine Firecracker.
Foxe, the stripper who gained national recognition Oct. 7 by jumping into the Tidal Basin after police stopped the car she was riding in with Rep. Wilbur Mills (D-Ark.) is currently appearing at the Pilgrim Burlesque Theatre in Boston.
"For several years the nation has focused its attention on Republican scandals, and we wanted to shift it away," Richard N. Smith '75, a club member, told a predominantly male audience of about 75 in the Lowell House Junior Common Room yesterday.
No Political Ambitions
Club president William R. Glass III '75 said yesterday, "We also gave it to her because a lot of our members wanted to see her."
Foxe, whose off-stage name is Anibella Battistella, said she was happy to receive the award, even though she is not a Republican and has no political ambitions.
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