Fordham Proposes Six-Year Fast Track College Program
Fordham University in New York announces an experimental plan to graduate boys by age 18 to 19, combining four years of high school and two of college. Reverend Leo P. McLaughlin leads the project, selecting about 50 seventh graders who can handle accelerated study to enter graduate or professional programs by age 22 or 23. The aim is to boost national manpower during peak mental and physical years.
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Fordham University
New York
Leo P. McLaughlin
Fordham
Inflation Pressure and the Great Society in Krock’s View
Arthur Krock argues in The Nation column that inflation tests the Johnson era. He suggests future anti inflation formulas may be used by fiscal wizards, while rising wholesale prices and higher personal service costs threaten the Great Society’s stability.
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Arthur Krock
New York Times
Mr. Johnson
Hold Weight At 25 And The Lamb Plan For Health
Dr. Lawrence E. Lamb of the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine outlines a weight formula for pilots to stay fit, urging a return to a weight at age 25 through a tailored diet and regular exercise. He recommends two 30 minute daily workouts or at least two 15 minute sessions, plus simple activities like running in place.
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Lawrence E. Lamb
Air Force
Aerospace Medical Sciences Division
Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
Lamb
Dr. Lamb
Brezhnev Kosygin Team Marks Year in Power
A year after purging Khrushchev, Brezhnev and Kosygin failed to improve relations with China and the United States. Peking denounced them as revisionists, while Moscow could not balance aid to North Vietnam with wider detente. Domestic gains were limited. grain imports rose and industry fell short of consumer needs. The leaders’ most notable achievement is their cohesion.
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Communist Party
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Khrushchev
North Viet Nam
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John Lindsay and the 1968 Presidential Hope in New York
The New York mayoral race signals potential Republican futures as John Lindsay's liberal strategy could boost or hinder national prospects. Romney emerges as a contrast to Lindsay, while Nixon and Reagan watch from the wings amid broader GOP dynamics and New Haven implications.
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John Lindsay
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Richard Nixon
New York
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Michigan
Ronald Reagan
California
William Buckley
Buckley
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Beame
Romney
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Nelson Rockefeller
Scranton
Reagan
Virginia
New Jersey
Joseph Einhorn
Hughes
Rutgers University
Viet Nam
Buckleyism Deepens New York Conservative Divide
ROWLAND EVANS AND ROBERT NOVAK INSIDE REPORT examines the rise of the New York Conservative party under William F Buckley and its threat to the GOP. The piece notes growing Buckley support in New York City and potential ripple effects for Republican parties in California Michigan and Pennsylvania.
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John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
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William F. Buckley
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California
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Johnson’s relentless routine shapes his presidency
Lyndon B. Johnson’s daily life combines night reading with vast staff input and nonstop briefings. He uses phone calls and personal favors to sway Congress, while his wife instrumental in sustaining social networks and public attention to his programs.
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Asian leader tells U S get out
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew bluntly told the United States to stay out of Malaysia and Singapore affairs. He warned Western powers to leave crisis handling to Britain Australia and New Zealand while cautioning against relying on force alone. He said the gun is necessary only when enemies use guns and warned Americans about meddling in Malaysian matters.
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Don Huth
Singapore
Malaysia
Britain
Lee Kuan Yew
United States
Suez
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Associated Press
Dear Abby column explores weight loss and moral advice
Readers discuss dieting, body image, and self blame with Abby advising medical guidance. A letter about baby gifts prompts supportive guidance, while a cat breath myth is debunked with a science note. The column ends with a proverb about father and son relationships.
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