Word: contacts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Continued Franco: "The Soviets may gradually develop their better qualities and eliminate many of their bad points. More contact with the Western world can influence them favorably and induce them to give some freedom to their people and understand the position
Egypt's Nasser, no notable supporter of the U.S. in Viet Nam, offered his good offices in the search for a settlement, and immediately ordered Egyptian diplomats to contact Hanoi. His enthusiasm stems in part, no doubt, from a desire to enhance his own image as an international statesman. But the government press went a bit beyond mere self-serving. "Scorn and skepticism in the Communist camp notwithstanding," noted the Egyptian Gazette, "no head of state would send special envoys to a dozen world capitals, as President Johnson has done, if he had no intention of suiting his actions...
Some resident tutors want to move out when they marry. Non-resident tutorships mean fewer distractions and fewer duties. But several married tutors have said they would prefer the closer contact with undergraduates that a resident tutorship provides. Little can be done for them until the older Houses decide to reconvert some of their rooms into suitable apartments...
...quality that all these boys possessed, say at age ten, and thus be able to predict greatness from boys in Harlem at that age," Briggs explains. Only one consistent quality, difficult to predict, was found. "At some point in their boyhoods," says Briggs, "some thoughtful, sensitive adult came in contact with these boys and made a deep impression on them. In some cases, it was a neighbor, in others a priest, or perhaps a YMCA leader...
...like these two wasn't easy. Naturally, a few promising risks would apply to Harvard on their own. But the admissions department realized that unless a more concerted search were made, most prospective gamble-fund students would be missed. Therefore, alumni were informed of the project and urged to contact as many high schools as possible. Also, certain national organizations such as the Association of American Indian Affairs, the Boys Club of New York, and the Guidance Laboratory of the University of Wisconsin helped in the talent hunt...