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According to legend, the first statue of the Buddha was done during his own lifetime. He had "arrived at complete Enlightenment* and ascended into Heaven to preach the Law for the benefit of his mother," but after about three months he returned to earth to find that his friend Udayana, King of Kausambi, an ancient realm in India, had ordered a statue made of him in sandalwood...
...this? A professional travelogue? Yes and no. An amateur's vacation report? No and yes. It's the liveliest show on the Massachusetts lecture circuit. It's Rose Kennedy, talking about the places, people and events she knows, loves and remembers best-all for the benefit of charity. Billed as "An Evening with Rose Kennedy," she packs 'em in and sends 'em away delighted...
England Is Rainy. Last week, for example. Rose appeared before an audience of 1,000 in Maryborough, Mass., benefit of the town's Newman Catholic Women's Club. She flipped on a slide of Windsor Castle, delivered a capsule history of Britain's royal family, went on to urge her audience to go to Europe. "It adds meaning and enjoyment to life, especially for the younger people . . . You hear that places like Ireland and Switzerland are so cold, but it's not true. Don't load your suitcases down with heavy clothing. A couple...
Ribicoff's effort nonetheless got some warm response. Andover's Headmaster John M. Kemper, whose own rich school would hardly benefit, supported Ribicoff because "the problem is to get all the kids well taught regardless of the type of school." The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, which runs the nation's second-biggest parochial school system, noted that it already supports tax deductions for part of the tuition at church-supported schools...
...models we built for the 19603 will still prove out, and will give us an $800 billion gross national product by the end of the decade." Economists and businessmen can hardly do more than guess what the new economy will eventually mean for U.S. business and the millions who benefit from it, but in mid-1963 their estimates have a firm tone of confidence...