War Turns For The Best In Viet Nam Says Washington
The piece reports growing U S confidence that the Vietnam War may turn toward peace negotiations. Top officials Dean Rusk McGeorge Bundy and Arthur Goldberg urged talks basing on the 1954 Geneva agreement while noting Hanoi may press for a broader settlement and China’s cautious stance toward fighting to the last Vietnamese.
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New Careers Fellowship helps midlife switch to service
Columbia University offers a New Careers Fellowship funded by a $100,000 Ford Foundation grant. It covers a year of university study for middle aged executives seeking degrees over income and aims at teaching, hospital work, libraries, or other soul satisfying fields.
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Ford Foundation
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Power Of The Purse and U S Education Spending
A survey shows 54.2 million students from kindergarten to graduate school, 28 percent of the population. College enrollment up 8 percent to 5.4 million, grades 9–12 steady at 12.9 million, elementary up 1.1 percent to 35.9 million. Education spending climbs 8.6 percent to 39 billion dollars, 6.3 percent of GNP, with federal aid rising to 38 billion. Local taxpayers fund most costs, welfare expenditure remains higher.
New York Hires a Whangdoodle as International Program Chief
Dr. Glenn Olds, president of Springfield College, is appointed to plan international studies for New York state universities. He will center foreign student orientation on Nassau County Long Island, using a vast arboretum mansion as headquarters. Olds criticizes IQ dominance and advocates practical, action oriented intelligence over abstract testing.
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Everest
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Baltimore Sun
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Sun
New York
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Republican National Federation
Bliss
Kansas
Reuben McCornack
National Committee
McCornack
Ellender and Rockefeller in party turmoil in 1960s era US politics
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Louisiana Senator Allen Ellender faces eroding support among segregationists and gains from Gov. John McKeithen on race issues. The piece also outlines Nelson Rockefeller’s clash with Appalachian program aims and the rise of a centrist youth leadership push within the Republican Party led by Reuben McCornack, signaling shifts in party balance.
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Allen Ellender
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William Dodd
Senate
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Rocky
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
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Appalachia
Paperback editions bring classic works to readers
History of Mankind volumes by Hawkes and Woolley reissued in Mentor Books paperbacks. Auchincloss Rector of Justin, Boll Billiards at Half Past Nine, and Duberman In White America join lists. Other fiction includes Stewart This Rough Magic and Bracken I Hate to Housekeep, plus Owl's Watch horror and a WWII photo record.
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Mentor Books
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Africa
Americas
Sir Leonard Woolley
Asia
Europe
Louis Auchincloss
Justin
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Signet
Germany
Heinrich Boll
The
New Statesman
Boll
Thomas Mann
America
Readers Say Voters Face Election Levy Concerns
An editor urges York School District residents to support two levies, arguing education for students is vital and the district’s survival depends on passage. The letter invites attendance at Betterment Committee meetings and stresses open-minded voting for a promising future.
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Betterment Committee
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Western Fashions Deplored In Africa
Malawi report notes governments and citizens clamping down on Western beauty aids among African girls. Ripped dresses and lipstick warnings appear in Zambia and Nairobi roundups. debates over modern style versus tradition span Tanzania Kenya South Africa and Malawi amid public scolding and regulation.
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Dennis Lee Royle
Zomba
Malawi
Zambia
South Africa
Kenya
Nairobi
Doctor or PhD title debate and partial support
A letter asks if a PhD justifies the title doctor. Abby explains few PhDs use the title unless in education, and suggests the man may need a dental or medical professional to correct foot-in-mouth behavior. Another reader vents about a son owing money, seeking acknowledgment before further help.
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