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...listens to the same radio and TV programs that his playmates listen to; on no account may he pursue an interest of his own choosing-or even daydream about it. While he is told less often than children of past generations to keep quiet, he is denied the priceless boon of solitude...
...would expect from a book of this type. He has a facility for acid criticism and a predilection for commenting on the social scene--two talents which give his work the quality of especially readable essays. While not essential to good dramatic criticism, these talents have been a boon to followers of the New Republic, and they should attract more than a few chance readers to his latest book...
...Died. Aw Boon Haw, 72, fabulously wealthy Hong Kong Chinese (donations to charity alone: $20 million) of a heart ailment; in Honolulu. Son of a Rangoon herb dealer, genial Philanthropist Haw parlayed a patent medicine named Tiger Balm into an Asian empire embracing hotels, breweries, factories and a string of newspapers; spent his money building more than 300 schools and hospitals (his announced goal: 1,100), promoting Chinese nationalism (he gave the Chungking government $4,000,000 to aid in the war against Japan) and ornamenting his showpiece estates in Hong Kong and Singapore...
Sponsored by Democrats, the new law proved to be a boon to its sponsors. For a reason no one has adequately explained, Republicans have won more dual nominations than Democrats under the old law, although Democrats have a 3-2 edge in registrations. This time Democrats campaigned hard. Their best slogan: "Don't let two million Republicans fool three million Democrats." For the first time in 40 years Democrats were able to nominate a full slate of their own candidates...
There is also the matter of the lost weekend. Given with disulfiram (Antabuse), chlorpromazine straightens out a victim of DTs within two days instead of the usual six. Some doctors find it almost equally effective alone, and its antiemetic effect can be a boon after a simple, heavy binge...