Editorials Eclipse for black studies
Editorial argues that dwindling student interest threatens black studies programs across colleges. It contends the field is cross disciplinary, often praised as beneficial yet criticized as a psychologic fix, and notes tensions with administration and broader society.
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American Association For Higher Education
Truth-in-lending for student loans debated in Congress
A Nixon administration bill exempts student loans from truth-in-lending rules arguing federal terms negate need for cost transparency. Critics say APRs help consumers compare loans and decide on alternatives, noting similar protections for federal loans and unions. The piece urges Congress to maintain disclosure of loan costs for students.
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Federal Credit Union
Farmers Home Administration
Veterans Administration
Congress
France outsells U S in Latin American warplane deals
The piece notes France now competes heavily in Latin American arms, selling Mirage fighters to Chile Colombia Brazil and Argentina while the United States faces congressional limits. It cites Laird praising France’s terms and argues Mercury arms sales broadened beyond neighbor needs.
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Pentagon
France
United States
Latin America
Chile
Colombia
Brazil
Argentina
Defense
Laird
Congress
TO SERVE THE CIVIL AND USA HIGH LIVES IN LANZA
A multi book page lists Paul Jacobs Saul Landau and Joe Fell volumes on race history with documents from Indians Blacks Chinese Japanese and Mexicans. Also N Combo USA Hight Lives in Lanza by Rudi Blesh offers jazz portraits of Armstrong Ellington Holiday and Krupa with publisher Chilton and Vintage editions.
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Servie
Paul Jacobs
Saul Landau
Joe Fell
Random House
U.S.A
Hight
Lanza
Rudi Blesh
Chilton
Blesh
Louis Armstrong
Sidney” Bechel
Jack Teagarden
Lester Young
Billie Holiday
Gene Krupa
Charley Christian
Jubie Blake
China and Soviet aims in Indochina war analysis
Western reports suggest China will intervene only to prevent defeat of North Vietnam and then withdraw, while Moscow backs Hanoi. Beijing and Moscow may increase arms to Hanoi next autumn, keeping Ho Chi Minh trails open, complicating U S strategy in Laos and Indochina.
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New York
China
Peking
North Vietnam
Laos
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Witat
Korea
Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Indochina
U. S
Pentagon
Saigon
Russia
Byrd reshapes Senate leadership with order and new tech
In three months Senator Robert Byrd widens the role of assistant Senate Democratic leader. He enforces order with a strict three minute rule and pushes a public address system. Byrd props up discipline as a high school principal, using the microphone to control debates and improve Senate decorum.
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Washington
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Senate
White House
Byrd
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Griffin
Percy
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
LSD controversy prompts suspension in psychiatric use
Letter writers debate LSD in medicine with Dr. Ben Zinser noting safety concerns and praise from some psychiatrists. Another contributor urges halting LSD use in psychiatry until science clarifies immediate and hereditary risks for patients.
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Ben Zinser
Long Beach
Carol H. Love
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