Commencement Time in a Riot-Torn Campus Era
Columnist recalls commencement traditions at Columbia and other schools as campuses face disruption. He quips on speeches, robed graduates, and the risk of protests while noting security plans and the stubborn persistence of old rites.
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New York
Columbia
Safe bonds beat risky convertibles for elderly investors
Sam Shulsky argues against chasing high yields through four risky B minus rated convertibles. He favors solid bonds yielding up to 7 percent, noting a 4% bond at 73 with poor conversion prospects and losses, and warns that investors should prioritize safety and steady income over pie-in-the-sky gains. He suggests mailing requests for investment lists to The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Midge Cutler’s Bold Seven Not Make It At Bridge
In a Dallas column on today's bridge hand Midge Cutler overbid seven clubs after partner opened diamonds and then spades. She drew trumps, considered squeezes in spades and diamonds, then executed a diamond finesse and high trump sequence. West discarded hearts and diamonds fell to place for the 13th trick.
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Strikes Silence Debates In French National Assembly
Paris AP reports strikes cripple the amplification system and Speaker Jacques Chaban-Delmas calls for total quiet as Members hear a report from Social Affairs Minister Jean Marcel Jeanneney on the strikes.
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Eisenhower Urges Nuclear Water Project for Middle East
Former President Dwight Eisenhower told Reader's Digest of a plan to build three nuclear powered plants to desalinate sea water in the Middle East. The $1 billion project would irrigate 1750 square miles, create power and jobs, and be administered by the IAEA with private and government funding and stock sales.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Middle East
Reader’s Digest
Eisenhower
International Atomic Energy Agency
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Quotes on suffrage and education from 1960s leaders
Public figures frame youth voting rights and schooling as core civic duties. Nelson Rockefeller argues enfranchising 18-year-olds tests leadership, while Mrs. Lyndon Johnson recalls lessons from a marriage to a teacher about excellent facilities and instruction for children.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Lyndon B. Johnson
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