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Supporters of the Youth Authority pointed to its programs as the application of scientific methodology to corrections. The diagnostic centers, it was claimed, would take a juvenile's emotional temperature and gear his rehabilitation to him rather than forcing him to adjust to the destructive demands of survival in the tough, old-style reform schools. The addition of the forest camp alternative also received high praise. On the basis of the apparent success of the Youth Authority, California created an Adult Authority in 1944; and other states also established agencies geared to deal with juvenile offenders. Massachusetts became the third...
...below the official rate. Each government is obliged to buy or sell enough of its own money to prevent any wider swings. At a minimum, the "band" of fluctuation should be widened to 2½% or 3% either way. That would give the money markets greater leeway to adjust currency values so that they could more accurately reflect changes in the world economy without precipitating a devaluation or revaluation crisis. Many economists also go further to advocate some semiautomatic way of triggering devaluations or revaluations, in order to prevent a government from defending a clearly unrealistic currency price...
...longstanding ally down-or to be seen to do so-and is also concerned that the U.N. might set an unfortunate precedent should it expel a well-behaved charter member. More important, the U.S. wishes to prevent any bandwagon rush to Peking, thereby giving many smaller nations time to adjust to the new triangular world in which the U.S. will be conducting big-power diplomacy with both Moscow and Peking. As it turned out, the U.S. lost one procedural vote and won another...
...wing fullbacks must have speed, maneuverability in man-to-man situations, and the ability to adjust to each attack as it develops...
...that grievous. Shifty Nick Leone, who ran well last Saturday in Harrison's spot, will replace him at left halfback. The loss of Malinowski and Golden is of more concern. Both are experienced cornermen, and their replacements, Mike Murr and Wes Shofner, may need time to adjust. Raby connected on 17 to 37 passes for 313 yards and two touchdowns in the Huskies' first two games, so he is capable of causing the Crimson secondary a few anxious moments if he is healthy...