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Top Priority. There is, of course, the major question of whether Thieu's government can muster the political will and managerial skill to succeed in the task. Land reform has a long and unfortunate history in South Viet Nam. For years, U.S. and other foreign advisers impressed on a...
With the possible exception of former Senator Kenneth Keating in India, the Nixon appointees are the Foreign Service's blandest, most faceless cast of characters of the post-World War II era. Even Keating is a rank amateur compared to his predecessor, Chester Bowles. At the purple and ermine...
What is the final use of these figures? According to Bowles, they are "to explain basic statistical concepts and to provide an indication about the class structure of universities. . . ." One can accept the implied conclusions, yet they do not follow at all from the survey taken. I would suggest that...
"Most students, when asked, say that they are middle class," Bowles said. "This survey shows that in fact students' families are on the whole wealthier and better-educated, and are basically upper class," he said.
Bowles said that the purpose of the survey was to explain basic statistical concepts and to provide an indication about the class structure of universities, a topic which will be discussed later in the term.