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After studying the evolution of Cabinets from George Washington's first appointees onward, Political Scientist Richard F. Fenno Jr. wrote: "The Cabinet is the show window of the Administration, and a favorable reception for the group will be an asset the President can use to augment his own public image." Nixon obviously agrees with that lesson in history. He unveiled his creation as a unit last week, the first time that has been done since Woodrow Wilson's mass announcement in 1913-and the first time ever as a live television show...
...bombing of a McCarthy-for-President center in San Francisco. Two weeks ago, Panthers cradling rifles invaded a Seattle high school where Negro students were terrorizing whites. Other Seattle Panthers shook down students for protection money in another school. Federal law officers have a strong hunch that some Panthers augment their membership dues with burglaries...
Less Than 1000%. South Korea's President Chung Hee Park was as determined as Kim. Seoul began to augment its regular forces by 15,000, announced it would arm 2,500,000 reservists and veterans. After Pueblo was seized last month, the U.S. began bringing its two divisions in the South up to their full 50,000-man strength, flew in planes to three Korean airbases, and promised to speed delivery of $30 million worth of military equipment designed to combat infiltration from the North. In addition, Lyndon Johnson asked Congress for an immediate military aid appropriation...
...angry child; strong feelings vanish not by fiat but rather by the clarification that occurs in a child's mind when a parent "mirrors" or states his problems for him. To spank a tot who says, "I hate you," is to store up his anger that will augment future misbehavior. A skillful mother listens, says, "I know just how you feel," and the child's feeling that someone understands shrinks the anger to a size that he himself can subdue. Reassurance rather than reprimand is often the best medicine for defeat or failure...
M.I.T. is now seeking $2 million in additional funds for scholarships and loans as part of a long-term plan to augment substantially the $27 million available endowment...