Reagan's California path to national leadership outlined
The Nation reviews Ronald Reagan's Washington speech as a proposed alternative to the Johnson Great Society and notes California’s vast, daunting issues he would face if elected governor. It argues progress in two years would be seen as a presidential readiness signal.
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Arthur Krock
New York Times News Service
Washington
Ronald Reegan
National Capital
California
Eisenhower
Johnson
Reagan
California population surge tests planning and leadership
A 1966 Popul ation Bulletin survey highlights California's dramatic 1860–1960 growth and ongoing daily increases, urging intelligent planning to curb smog, land use, water and energy pressures. The piece notes potential future impacts, including huge waste and emissions, and cites Reagan’s challenge to pursue orderly limits on growth.
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Robert C. Cook
Population Bulletin
California
Gleam Of Light In Asia According To James Reston
Washington notes rising signs of political change across Asia including Indonesia India Pakistan Japan the Philippines and China. Suharto's anti Communist shift in Indonesia and U S ties shape regional power dynamics amid leadership struggles in Beijing and Mao succession. Lin Piao and Teng Hsiao Ping emerge as key figures.
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Catholic To Study Need To Modernize
A St Louis University four day institute on religious life in the modern world gathers about 320 clergy and nuns to re-evaluate monasticism after Vatican II. Sister Marie Augusta Neal urges modern religious in all aspects to avoid becoming refuges for the despondent in today’s world.
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New York Times News Service
New York
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Emmanuel College
Boston
St. Louis University
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St. Louis
Charles Borromeo
St. Mary's College
Indiana
Selma
Ala
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Draft Changes Youth Spending in Vietnam War Era
The draft increases affect youth consumption with car sales softening while fashion and mod clothing thrive. Retailers report rising demand for young men’s apparel as defiant optimism meets looming service in uniform.
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Isadore Barmash
New York Times News Service
New York
Vietnam
Massachusetts
Kihachiro Wasahima
Honda ‘Motor Co., Ltd
Tokyo
United States
Honda
U. S
Detroit
Automotive
Allan J. Bloostein
Stern Brothers Department Store
Defense Department
Selective Service System
Shakespeare and the era of modern stage notes
The essay argues that directors Langham and Hirsch rightly present Shakespeare as timeless, not merely contemporary. It critiques program notes that claim timeliness and warns such approaches misread the plays. It notes orthodox productions can convey the universal, not just the era, and urges avoiding unnecessary contextual biases.
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New York Times News Service
New York
Stratford
Ontario
Michael Langham
Langham
Shakespeare
Peter Brook
Hirsch
Chinese Studies Scholars See U.S. Lead in China Field
A survey of American specialists argues that leading U.S. universities hold a pre eminent position in China studies. Despite restricted American access to Communist China these scholars maintain the field remains strong and influential.
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M. S. Handler
New York Times News Service
New York
United States
China
Surge in China studies reshapes U.S. universities
Experts at Harvard Columbia and other campuses say Chinese studies have grown rapidly with federal aid and translation support. They argue that the gap with Russian studies is closing, and U.S. leadership in China studies is worldwide, attracting foreign scholars to American programs.
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John K. Fairbank
Harvard University
William Theodore de Bary
Columbia
Charles C. Hucker
University of Michigan
Fairbank
Bryce Wood
The
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U. S
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Yale
Michigan
Chicago
California
Berkeley
Washington
Seattle
McCormick Patents Reaping Machine In 1834
Cyrus McCormick received a patent for his reaping machine in 1834, marking a pivotal advancement in agricultural mechanization and transforming harvest methods.
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Cyrus MceCormick
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