University in America sparks debate on role and structure
Beverly Hills meeting led by Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions debated whether universities should be pure intellectual communities or vocational training centers. Hutchins urged cutting freshman and sophomore classes and focusing on leadership, while others warned against sweeping changes and urged preserving practical links to society.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
America
Center For the Study of Democratic Institutions
Santa Barbara
Robert M. Hutchins
Hutchins
Walter Lippmann
W. H. Ferry
California University
Cal
Cal At
Berkeley
Clark Kerr
Kerr
Ferry
Jacques Barzun
Columbia
Public Service
Barzun
Harrison Brown
Cal Tech
Hutchfins
Kansas University
Robert Hutchins
Forecast Sees Fair, Mild Summer for Business
AP analysis predicts a milder, steadier summer for business. Demand in autos and steel remains strong, while consumer spending stays high and savings rises only slowly. Growth stays gradual with caution amid Viet Nam and NATO anxieties affecting outlook.
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New York
Viet Nam
NATO
Commencement Ceremonies Highlight Week of Graduations
Thousands attend varied commencement events this week and next across communities. The piece notes the tradition and recalls the old remark that a commencement is a session.
Captives At a Speaker’s Mercy Prompt Heated Reactions
An observer notes some speakers guarantee a sizable captive audience and that certain speakers cause their listeners to suffer. The remarks imply polarized responses and highlight the impact of public speaking styles on audiences.
KU Dismisses 58 Students After Baker Panty Raids
Old Home Town KU took stern action by dismissing 58 students who had participated in the Baker panty raids last week. George Washington Presgrove of Lecomp ton aged 104 died at the County Convales cent Home after moving from Illinois at age four. He was a wheat farmer and hauled rails for the Santa Fe railroad during its construction. 25 YEARS AGO 1941 Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hibbs and son Stephen of Philadelphia visited here en route to Stanford Kan to visit relatives. Hibbs would give the main address at Commencement and was editor of the Country Gentleman. Mary Pickford (Mrs. Buddy Rogers) was in Lawrence for KU’s 75th anniversary. 40 YEARS AGO 1926 Spooner Thayer Museum of Art opened for Commencement guests at KU. Minnie Moody was curator. works by Homer, Inness, and Homer Martin were shown. Will Johns became police chief. C. C. Stewart city attorney. Minnie Scott nurse. Herb Reed cemetery sexton. William Hayter janitor. City commissioners announced new appointments after heated debate. G. Q. E. Griffith of Los Angeles was honored at Haskell for helping fund the first 40 acres of the Indian grounds.
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Lecompton
Illinois
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Ben Hibbs
Stephen
Philadelphia
Fred Ellsworth
Stafford
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Hibbs
Country Gentleman
Mary Pickford
Buddy Rogers
Lawrence
Spooner-Thayer
G. Q. E. Griffith
Los Angeles
Haskell
Haskell Indian Grounds
Buckley critiques Johnson on Africa policy and double standards
William F Buckley Jr argues Lyndon Johnson uses lofty rhetoric on South Africa Rhodesia and Portugal while ignoring similar abuses elsewhere He accuses the president of hypocrisy praising freedom at home while tolerating coercive regimes abroad and urges consistent moral application.
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Soviet Union
Israel
India
China
Budapest
Rhodesia
South Africa
Pedernales
A Junket With LSD Produces Witches and Odd Visions
An anonymous participant describes taking LSD during a Senate hearing and experiencing surreal scenes. President Johnson, Secretary Rusk, and Vice President Humphrey appear in the hallucination, with political figures offering negotiations and bizarre antics. The narrator reacts with laughter and tears.
Hallucinations Fade as LSD Trip Wears Off in Office Scene
An intense account describes a political press office LSD episode with visions of Kennedy, de Gaulle, Nasser, Taylor and Cronkite. The narrator proclaims control, notes clothing removal, a flying saucer incident, and a reporter’s quip about tainted sugar ending the episode.
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Gov. Wallace
Lurleen
Martin Luther King
Ralph Nader
Henry Ford
Elizabeth Taylor
Cleopatra
Sophia Loren
Dean Rusk
David Brinkley
Chet Huntley
Walter Cronkite
The
New York Tribune
To Your Good Health Advice Column Snippet
A reader asks about gaining weight for nursing school and the doctor suggests improving breakfast, adding four meals daily, and warns that brains matter more than weight. Other letters discuss mouth dryness from sleeping and safe activities for a hernia such as bowling with caution.
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P.K
Pentecost Prayer for Unity and Renewal
The message invites a contemporary Pentecost prayer asking for unity and willingness to devote time to prayer. It seeks transformation into vessels fit for Thy use through a communal prayer in the name of Jesus.
Far Left Gains From Turmoil in Dominican Republic
Evans and Novak report that far left elements have leveraged a year of turmoil to seize influence in key Dominican institutions. Five Dominican Communists have returned from China with forged passports, and the left now reportedly controls parts of the judiciary, public works, university, and labor unions, threatening stability after Wednesday’s election.
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Juan Bosch
Europe
China
Bosch
Red China
Prague
Karachi
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Havana
Old City
U.S
Sugar Corporation
Far Left
Federation of
Government Employees
Coun
Hugo Tolentino Dipp
Dominican Communist Party
Fenepia
PRD
Dominican Republic
Trujillo
Joaquin Balaguer
Modern George changes with wigs, says Traynor
Hal Boyle profiles George a chameleon figure who shifts hair color as a matter of routine. Mark Traynor, inventor of real full wigs for men, finds a booming market among busy executives and rock musicians alike.
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New York
George
Mark Traynor
Traynor
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