Court orders faster desegregation of Virginia county schools
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that desegregation must proceed with greater speed. Prince Edward County, Virginia, had closed public schools and funded white private schools. the court’s decision raises questions about continuing state tuition grants and reopening mixed schools. The ruling could influence other states with token or no compliance, notably Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.
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National debt limit debate grows toward $324 billion
Congress faces a request from Treasury Secretary Dillon to raise the temporary debt limit from $315 billion to $324 billion. The piece notes this would be the eleventh rise in nine years and explains the economic strain of deficits, with per capita debt reaching about $1658 at the proposed level. It closes with a non sequitur comparing government spending to volcanic steam.
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Johnson's combo strategy faces naval yard shift risks
The piece argues Lyndon Johnson uses a political combined approach to keep U S securities attractive and managing labor disputes. It advises shifting naval construction from public to private yards to curb costs, weighing regional bias claims and suggesting a phased cost-cutting period before new contracts.
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Personal Cases and Research Waste at Universities
The speaker criticizes university spending on what he calls useless psychology research. He recounts Dr Zee’s project surveying first time mothers and claims such efforts prove inefficiency. He urges a financial housecleaning emphasizing practical results over ivory tower rhetoric.
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Traveling Scouts Stay On The Move
The Boy Scouts of America report over six years more than 29,000 members visited 64 foreign countries as part of international relations. Meanwhile the House Ways and Means Committee backs a debt limit increase to 324 billion dollars with little opposition expected on the floor.
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Gandhi and Nehru’s Legacies Shape Indian Destiny
The article weighs Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, noting Gandhi’s nonviolence and spiritual leadership, Nehru’s democratic vigor and administrative flaws, and the risk of a new generation failing to match their stature in a vast, illiterate nation facing internal strife and external pressures.
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Dear Abby Delivers Practical Advice From Practical Problems
Readers describe everyday concerns from superstition to thank you notes and telephone manners. Abby labels superstition nonsense and urges medical checkups, apologizing for tardy thanks, and polite phone etiquette while inviting letters to Box 69700 for personal replies.
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Life Begins At 40 A Guide To Restaurant Success
The column touts dining as a pleasure and argues the US lacks truly excellent restaurants. It quotes John Bruno of Pen and Pencil on learning the field from waiter to owner, stressing small starts, focus on quality, and broad untapped opportunity across a thousand US communities. Readers are invited to request a book by sending a stamped self addressed envelope and ten cents.
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