Trend is Up Scholars In Washington
Rhodes Scholars, returning from Oxford, have increasingly joined U S public life. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach are among 32 Americans chosen yearly, with Rhodes alumni like Justice John Marshall Harlan and Senator Fulbright now serving in government. Brademas notes rising voter interest and predicts more scholars entering politics within a decade.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Johnson Administration
Nicholas Katzenbach
Rhodes
Rusk
Katzenbach
Harlan
Byron White
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rep
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
House
Brademas
Congress
Harvard
Oxford
Rhodes the fervent imperialist and his lasting dream
Cecil John Rhodes born 1853, sickly son of a clergyman, rose in Africa to wealth by diamond mining. He financed Oxford fellowships for colonial leaders and Americans, aiming to forge future English-speaking world leaders. His imperialist dream valued morals, courage, sympathy, leadership, and sports.
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Cecil John Rhodes
Africa
Oxford
Cape Colony
Rhodes
Britain
Meetings This Week In Manchester Area Clubs
A list of weekly meetings across Manchester organizations includes Industrial Council at noon at Manchester Motor Inn, Monroe Lions Club at 6 p m Congress Inn, Evening Optimist Club at 6 30 p m Eastern Lanes, Board of Education at 7 30 p m Administration Building, 112th and 1092nd Trans Bn at 7 30 p m Armory, SPEBSQSA at 8 p m Legion Home, Civitan Club at noon Manchester, Rotary Club at noon Manchester, and Soroptimist Club in Manchester.
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Monday Industrial Council
Manchester Motor Inn
Monroe Lions Club
Congress Inn
Optimist Club
Eastern Lanes
Board of Education
1092Rd
Armory
Legion Home
Local Club Meetings and Fire Department Events Listed
Community notices show Sertoma Club and Middletown Personnel Associa tion meeting 6:30 p m in Manchester, South Middletown Fire Depart ment at 7 p m Amanda Fire House, Battery A H74 A Gun Bn at 7 p m Armory, Mayfield Fire Department at 7 30 p m Sheffield Street Fire House, Central School PTO 7 30 p m, Wilson School PTO 7 30 p m United Cerebral Palsy of Middletown at First Presbyterian Church, MHS Band Associates 7 10 p m Central School, Disabled American Veterans 8 p m Legion Home, FOE Lodge 528 8 p m Eagles Hall IOOF Miami Lodge 8 p m Monroe IOOF Hall, BPOF Lodge 257 Fiktones 8 p m Elks Temple and Alcoholics Anonymous 8 30 p m. Jaipur AP report notes camels walk in Rajasthan aiding power-line work in sand dunes as trucks bog down.
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Middletown Personnel Association
Manchester
South Middletown
Amanda
Armory
Mayfield Fire Department
Sheffield Street
Central School Pto
United Cerebral Palsy of
Middletown
First Presbyterian Church
MHS Band Associates
Central School
Miami Lodge
P.m
Monroe
BPOF
Fiktones
Elks Temple
Jaipur
India
West India
Rajasthan
Cubans Recruited to Harvest Sugar
Seven thousand Cuban city residents will be recruited to cut cane in a final push to harvest 5,100,000 tons of sugar by May 1. The goal was set by Fidel Castro, who cut cane himself during Easter week. Sugar is Cuba's vital dollar crop. Last year's harvest was estimated at 3,800,000 tons.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Commuters Form Private Ferry Service After Bay Ferries End
In 1962 San Francisco retired its last Bay ferries once carrying 40 million passengers yearly. A group of commuters organized a private ferry service with coffee in the morning and cocktails in the evening.
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San Francisco
Bay Ferries
Anzac Day Marked by Shore Landing at Gallipoli
Veterans from Australia and New Zealand will land at Anzac Beach before dawn to mark the 50th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign. Turkish hosts will greet them as Briton Canadian French and German contingents join a two hour Gelibolu ceremony with bands and speeches. Over 300 Anzacs and families tour the region aboard the Karadeniz exploring Mediterranean battlefields.
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Istanbul
Ariburnu
Gallipoli
Anzac
Gallipoli Peninsula
Britain
Canada
France
Germany
Gelibolu
Mediterranean
Karadeniz
Today In History highlights through the decades
On April 25 dates span 1682 William Penn proclaims a self governing set up. 1854 Senate ratifies Gadsden Purchase to enable a railroad across the Southwest. 1917 China enters World War I. 1927 Hoover arrives in Memphis for flood relief. 1945 UN charter prep in San Francisco. 1955 Eisenhower plans atomic powered merchant ship. 1960 Khrushchev Berlin peace threat. 1965 Laos junta refuses to yield power until coalition formed.
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Associated Press
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Senate
Gadsden
Arizona
New Mexico
United States
Mexico
China
Germany
Herbert Hoover
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Moscow
East Germany
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
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Arthur Edson
Oxford University
Albert
John Brademas
D-Ind
Civitan Club
Rotary Club
Noon
Soroptimist Club
Sertoma Club
Maneschester
Wilson School Pto
FOE Lodge
Eagles
Stevens Ave
Wildwood Plaza
Atayee
Riverside
Blackwall
de Ony
Memphis
Nations
United Nations
Arantee
Vwle
Tom
Parnelli Jones
Ake Tire
Riverside St-107
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