Educators Debate Allowing Controversial Panther Speeches on Campuses
A column attacks California faculty members for backing or scheduling Black Panther Cleaver speeches at San Francisco State, Stanford, and Berkeley. It cites obscene language and threats, notes funding from Stanford allies of McCarthy, and urges trustees to uphold campus order and legality.
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Black Panther Cleaver
California
Huey Newton
San Francisco State College
Huey
Berkeley
Stanford
Sen. McCarthy
State College
Brainwave Method Aims to Diagnose Eye Defects Without Speaking
Researchers Dr. Carroll T. White and Dr. M. Russell Harter report a brainwave computer technique to measure nearsightedness farsightedness and astigmatism without verbal responses. Electrodes record brain activity as images flash through varying lens clarity enabling eye assessments even for babies.
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Carroll T. White
Naval Electronics Laboratory Center
San Diego
M. Russell Harter
Ashe Heralds Doubles Finale Amid Quiet Forest Hills Crowd
On the final day of the Forest Hills tournament the doubles championship followed Arthur Ashe's singles win as only a few hundred spectators watched. The piece notes that players and observers agree doubles offers greater interest, diversity, and strategy than singles.
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Forest Hills
Arthur Ashe
The Rise of Showmanship over Team Play in Sports
Sydney Harris argues that American sports overemphasize individual stars at the expense of team coordination. He notes tennis and other sports reward power and dramatic acts, while experts value subtle team strategy behind scoring runs or points. The public seeks heroics, mirroring Walter Mitty fantasies, fueling high pay for stars and turning games into showmanship.
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Walter Mitty
Voting Involves Practical Choices Somebodyll Win
William V. Shannon of the New York Times argues that voting is a political act, not a moral referendum. He contends Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy erred in not endorsing the Democratic ticket and that voters must choose between Humphrey and Nixon, recognizing governance requires compromise and collaboration with other branches and levels of government.
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New York
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humphrey
McCarthy
Congress
William V. Shannon
The
New York Times
Arthur: Roman Britain's Last Champion
Beram Saklatvala argues for a real King Arthur who shaped English character in the period between Roman withdrawal and the rise of the Anglo-Saxons. The book separates legend from fact and presents Arthur as historically significant.
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Arthur
Roman Britain
Beram Saklatvala
Taplinger
The Handful That Ruined 1000 Lives in Heroin Trade
A heroin wholesaler bought a small package in Mexico for 4000 dollars. Police tests show 80 percent purity. after cutting and reselling it could yield 250000 to 500000 dollars wholesale and 5000 to 10000 street shots. The item risks ruinous lives and nearly ten thousand percent profit.
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Mexico
Turkey
Southeast Asia
Macao
Sensational Snippets From A Quirky Office Desk
The fragmentary column riffs on inflation sighs and cost of living, a diner desk banter about USO and PX shortages, a joke about a cigar shaped satellite orbit, and a quip on cars remaining too long for garages after 20 years of progress.
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Stanford University
Reagan
State University Regents
America
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Cleaver
United States
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Benry's
NEA Inc
New York Times Service
Robert F. Kennedy
Nixon
George Robeson
Sensoaper
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Amy
Panatella
Perfecto
Kentucky
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