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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Kennedy asked for a public judgment of his actions. Editorials have been written, letters have been sent and polls have been taken. How does TIME'S mail count stand? How many letters have you received on the subject and what's the verdict...
Muskie still refuses to count Kennedy out in '72: "The Kennedys have a remarkable resiliency and they have a remarkable hold on the country." Kennedy's troubles may have speeded up Muskie's schedule a bit, but he had been inching in the direction of 1972 since the finale of last year's campaign. As Hubert Humphrey's running mate, he emerged from that fractious year with a deserved reputation for aplomb, conviction and the ability to win voters' trust. There was no doubt that Muskie had strengthened the Democratic slate...
...left for Australia. Though Skinner later said he might return to Zambia, a third justice also announced his resignation. Speculation in Zambia was that the remaining four might leave the bench by the end of the year. The High Court crisis badly unsettled Zambia's white residents, who count on the white judiciary as a safeguard against the excesses of black nationalism. The value of private homes in Lusaka has dropped by one-sixth, and many white residents have made plans to leave. A white exodus would harm Zambia's economy, since Europeans play a significant role...
...People here just don't give a damn," sighs W. T. Westbrook, sanitation director of Bowie County (Texas). He cares, but is clearly no Pied Piper. When he arrived on the fetid scene two years ago, he personally showed community leaders the filth, started keeping count of rat-bite victims and battled city hall for revisions in the sanitation code. All in vain. So he organized his own two-man rat patrol...
Even so, at the last count by the New York Stock Exchange in June, about $2.18 billion worth of stock was involved in failures to deliver within the required five days after each trade. Most of the snags involve over-the-counter shares, delivery of which is hampered by the lack of a clearinghouse outside New York City. Because of such jams, 18 member firms are operating under exchange-imposed restrictions. These variously mean that the firms cannot accept new accounts, cannot advertise, or must limit the number of trades per day. Since last December, the exchange has also required...