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...economy bloc halt this Indian investment. If anything, it should be increased. Some have said that both logic and the requisites of a bipartisan foreign policy dictate Bowles' retention as advisor to the program he has sponsored. But his popularity in India is so great his presence there might detract from Allen's effectiveness. The Eisenhower administration must allow the new Ambassador to continue Bowles' program if they hope to check the sudden backsliding in Indo-American relations...
Carter Davidson, Union College president, added that such "fear philosophy" can also detract from university programs to attract brilliant minds. He cited reluctance fo academic men to appear on radio or television because of fear of mis-interpretation and resulting accusation...
Dani Holmgren, as the ghost of Charles' first wife, is often very good. She is prone to posture too much in an attempt to match Charles' description of her as "etherial," but this does not detract from her generally good acting...
...come to Massachusetts to help him in the campaign. Yet he has sponsored sound legislation creating the Hoover Commission, providing Federal aid for schools and health purposes, liberalizing immigration laws, and attempting to end the filibuster. This is the record of a low pressure conservative. It does not detract from Lodge's contributions to a sane American foreign policy...
...does is detract from...