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Substantial Difference. In some ways, Clifford's position and the Administration's are similar. The White House is already thinking of pulling out a total of 70,000 men from Viet Nam during 1969, a figure not far behind Clifford's 100,000. Further, Nixon and Clifford agree on at least one justification for the reduction. As the quality of South Vietnamese forces improves, they will be able to assume greater responsibility for conducting the war. Beyond that point, however, Clifford and the Administration differ substantially on several premises and conclusions. In essence, Clifford's arguments...
Most scientists agree that there is little chance of any life existing on the moon. But they differ widely on the possible consequences to earth if there are lunar organisriis and any of them hitch a ride with the returning astronauts. University of Chicago Chemist Edward Anders and several of his colleagues are so unconcerned about the danger of contamination that they have volunteered to expose themselves "in every medically reasonable way" to any rocks that the Apollo 11 mission manages to bring back from the moon. They would be willing, they say, to swallow small samples to prove their...
...best to remove intention in order that what is done will not oblige the listener in any one way. I don't think we're really interested in the validity of compositions any more. We're interested in the experiences of things." Then how does art differ from chaos? To that, Cage smiles and says: "It's a beautiful question...
...most of the nation's 6,700,000 collegians are still quietly studying for final exams. The U.S. has 2,500 colleges and universities; this year, scarcely two dozen have been seriously disrupted. The fact that each incident has a particular context is also frequently overlooked. Because universities differ so greatly, condemnation of all "protest" is not very helpful without an analysis of specifics at each campus...
What sculpture did Daumier really model? How does bronze cast differ from the original clay? Scarcity of documents about Daumier sculpture create problems for the historian. None of the sculptures were cast in bronze during Daumier's life; since then many casts have been made from the clay originals and works of unknown origin have appeared...