Spheres of influence and U S Vietnam policy debate
In 1968 James Reston discusses how the terms spheres of influence and domination recur in great power politics. He contrasts Soviet and American actions in Europe and Cuba, notes Kennedy and Khrushchev tensions, and argues spheres can limit big power clashes while disadvantaging small neighbors.
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New York Times News Service
New York
United Nations
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Kennedy
U.S.S.R
Cuba
Moscow
Soviet Union
Prague
Walter Lippmann
Europe
West
Red China
United States
Caribbean
Washington
Vietnam
Higher life and worldly life in Christian thought
A reader argues religion belongs in daily life while another notes progress requires broader knowledge. The exchange cites missile designers and garbage workers as contrasting realms, then affirms religion elevates life. The quote from Christ emphasizes abundant life for believers.
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G. H
Christ
Boston Arm pioneers think-powered artificial limb unveiled
Massachusetts General Hospital hosted a news conference where Rudolph Paquin and Parker Rand demonstrated the "Boston Arm" an electronically controlled limb from MIT and Liberty Mutual. The device uses brain signals to flex the elbow and lift loads, with a fiberglass casing and waist battery, enabling about 10 pounds lifting and 50 pounds hold.
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Boston
Rudolph Paquin
Tiverton
R. I
Parker Rand
Bangor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Paquin
Rand
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Britain
Russia
Robert W. Mann
M.I.T
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James Reston
William Hines
World Book Science Service
Africa
Sahara Desert
Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
Frederick Douglass
Ford Foundation
American Humanities Foundation
National Council For Arts
Warren M. Robbins
Robbins
Berlin
District of Columbia
Jimmy Daniel
Oulijimi
God
Nigeria
Howard University
Arica
Jungle
Lagos
Nairobi
Dar Es Salaam
Alice Bell
Douglass
Ben Shahn
George Washington Carver
Jewel Coleman
Upper Volta
Daniel
Park Street
Rockville
Billy Graham
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