Quite a Contrast Between American and Soviet Space Minds
The piece contrasts American astronauts with Russian cosmonauts, praising the informal, human tone of U S spacemen versus the formal, propagandistic style of the Soviets. It highlights Borman and Lovell’s 14 day Gemini 7 mission, their weight loss, dehydration, hunger for bath and wives’ cooking, and their resilient, chipper attitude under stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borman
Lovell
Earth
Walter Schirra
John Glenn
Wally Schirra
Colleges See Enrollment Rise as Draft Pressure Persists
University officials report increased full-time enrollment and higher ROTC participation amid the Viet Nam draft. Administrators note fewer dropouts, with students delaying or avoiding the draft by staying in college. some borderline students push to raise grades to stay eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Reserve Officer Training Corps
L. E. Drake
Wisconsin
Gerland G. Parker
Cincinnati University
Draft Influence on College Enrollment
The author argues that military service or college postpones the draft process. Those who apply themselves in college avoid being drafted and improve as future servicemen. Harder work in academics is seen as beneficial to individuals and the nation, reducing recent campus demonstrations.
Berkeley Students Trim Beards for Holidays and Jobs
Berkeley CA students rush to shave for Christmas travel and seasonal work. The essay suggests beards are a luxury and notes beatnik culture studies as deliberate projects rather than spontaneous trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
California University
Mitterrand Emerges as Fresh Leftist Foe of De Gaulle
Francois Mitterrand, facing Gen. Charles de Gaulle in the presidential vote, projects a suave, articulate image and promises a united Europe, US ties, amnesty for Algerian era detainees, housing and research boosts. He stresses a future oriented platform while opposing France’s atomic bomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Francois Mitterrand
Charles de Gaulle
France
Communist Party
Mitter
Mitterrand
de Gaulle
Europe
United States
Algeria
Christmas Vespers note marks founder's absence
Old Home Town recalls 1955 KU Christmas Vespers without founder Donald Swarthout who since retiring last June serves as visiting professor of piano at American University in Washington. Lawrence Lions open basketball with a 54 52 win over Atchison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald M. Swarthout
American University
Washington
D. C
Lawrence Lions
Atchison
Edward Hand
DAR
Ottawa
Betty Washington
Lawrence
Deane Malott
Ku Klux Klan
Kansas
Nellie Barnes
New Mexico
Bible Message and Prayer Reflections
A devotional note cites John 1 12 on receiving Christ and grants believers spiritual power. A prayer asks release from false notions about Christmas and invites joy, redemption, and faith in Jesus to guide a new life. Amen.
Buckley critiques Rhodesia policy and U.S. stance
The piece argues U S actions over Rhodesia lack rational basis, condemns asset freezes and embargoes as hypocritical while allies trade with North Vietnam and Red China. It cites past interventions in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam as examples of inconsistent American foreign policy and calls for clearer justification and sovereign interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red China
Cuba
Soviet Union
Ian Smith
Konygin
Free World
Dominican Republic
Trujillo
Diem
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Khan
Tshombe
Congo
United Nations
Africa
United States
Morrie Ryskind
War Fantasy and War Toys Upset Peaceful Christmas
A Letters to the Editor argues that war toys mislead children about war's nature. It warns that wartime fantasies shaped by toys and recruiting slogans distort youth views, urging a peaceful Christmas and awareness of war's horrors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
United States
Navy
Forestry Growth Boosts Kansas Industry and Jobs
Dr. Harold E. Jones of Kansas State University reports Kansas forestry is expanding rapidly as a minor agriculture industry. Statewide raw forestry product sales reach about $8.5 million annually, up from $1.5 million a decade ago, with 80 000 Christmas trees grown in Kansas marketed this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
Harold E. Jones
Jones
Kansas State University Extension
End of a White House Cult Seen in Truman Like Group
Johnson reshapes his White House staff toward anonymity stripping Kennedy and Eisenhower era personality cults. Bundy departs, signaling a shift to small bore, transmission focused roles and a backroom presidency with Watson and Jacobsen steering appointments and daily access. The aim is a homogenized 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue without a dominant staff cult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Washington
Johnson
Kennedy
Eisenhower White House
Harry Truman
McGeorge Bundy
Bill D. Moyers
Senate
Bundy
State Department
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Sherman Dams
Ike
Mr. Johnson
Marvin Watson
Jake Jacobsen
Watson
Jacobsen
LBJ
1600
Pennsylvania Avenue
To Your Good Health by Dr. Molner
A reader asks about whether girls mature faster than boys at 16 and if age gaps matter. Dr MOLNER notes physical height differences and similar emotional patterns over time. He also reassures about a water-retaining drug and advises regular medical checkups and reporting nervousness. Sleep position guidance follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Mother
E. B
New City Library Offers Wide Range of Modern Works
The list includes THELMA HELYAR BEYOND CULTURE by Lionel Trilling eight critical essays on literature and learning. THE THERAPEUTIC NIGHTMARE by Morton Mintz analyzes FDA AMA drug roles amid risky prescriptions. BLACK BEECH AND HONEY DEW by Ngaio Marsh traces childhood to New Zealand and theater interests. And more titles by Guzzardi Thielicke Morris Stuart Nabokov Murdoch Rooke Larteeguy, with varied themes from self government to war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel Trilling
Morton Mintz
United States Food and Drug Administration
American Medical Association
Ngaio Marsh
Miss Marsh
Roderick Alleyon
Scotland Yard
New Zealand
England
Walter Guzzardi
Helmut ‘Thielicke
John W. Doberstein
Thielicke
Richard
Morris
Paris
John Adams
John Jay
Benjamin Franklin
Jesse Stuart
Dave Stoneking
Virginia
Tennessee
Deutsia Huntoon
Dave
Deutsia
United States
Robert Saffron
Peter van Wynkler
van Wynklers
Peter
Washington
Iris Murdoch
Dublin
1916
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President
Oval Office
Kenneth P. O'Donnell
Lawrence F. O’brien
Theodore Sorensen
Joseph Molner
Mrs . S
New City Library Books
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Diamond Joe
Daphne Rooke
Emmanue Bernstein
Mannie Bernstein
Kopje Walloper
Mannie
Vaal
Leah
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Jean Lartee Guy
Hanoi
Saigon
Publishers’ Weekly
Michener
Kaufman
Stewart Hotel
Hailey
Stone
White
Moore Kennedy
Sorensen
Davis
Berne
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