Chicago Circle Faces Race Gap and City Ties
Chicago Circle at the University of Illinois struggles with a student body that is largely not Black while the city’s slums surround the campus. Officials say admissions favor middle class background and ACT scores, prompting calls for programs to aid disadvantaged students without lowering standards.
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Robert D. Reid
Lindsay-Schaub
Chicago
University of Illinois’ Chicago Circle
Chicago Circle
Office of Admissions and Records
Julius Menaker
Admissions and Records
Menaker
Illinois
Robert, Crane
Crane
Herman P. Schuchman
Leon Despres
Daley
Despres
University
University of Ilinois
Depres
Anaylsis
Department of Urban Affairs
Lloyd Engelbrecht
The
American Association of University Professors
Rural Aid In Viet Nam Criticized By Former AID Director
Stan ley Andrews former head of the Point IV program criticizes U S rural aid in South Viet Nam. He says villagers distrust Saigon Washington and promise breaking have limited aid reach and that military needs take priority. He urges listening to peasants and major program revision.
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Max Frankel
New York Times
Washington
United States
South
Viet Nam
Stanley Andrews
Andrews
U. S
Saigon
Agency For International Development (Aid
AID
South Viet Nam
U.S
Thhe
How To Define The Impact Of John F Kennedy 1000 Days Since Dallas
A Malcolm Muggeridge and Arthur M Schlesinger Jr essay reflect on Kennedy's enduring influence two years after Dallas. Muggeridge laments mythmaking in mass media while Schlesinger praises Kennedy's modernist vision and practical initiatives shaping global perceptions and policy.
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John F. Kennedy
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Maclean’s
Dallas
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
United States
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Latin America
Truck Tractor Loan Lets Tennessee Couple Fight Poverty
Arthur Edson profiles Ray and Olene Sharp of Friendship Tennessee as they use a $1,940 government loan to buy a truck a tractor and tools. The loan lifts their winter earnings to 700 and supports plans to pay back $1,490 plus 4 percent interest. The piece argues rural poverty persists with small gains and notes Farmers Home Administration loans aid the poor, with few defaults.
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Arthur Edson
Associated Press Friendship
Tenn
Ray Sharp
Crockett County
Tennessee
Sharp
Tye
Olene Sharp
Sharps
Farmers Home Administration
William R. McIntosh
Farmers Home
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King Arthur
Knights of the Round Table
Winston Churchill
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Los Angeles
America
Howard Bertsch
Office of Economic Opportunity
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