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...more students decide to enlist in ROTC programs than MIT will accept, Dean Rosovsky said this week, the issue will have to be reconsidered. For now, he said, the matter is more or less in abeyance, because there do not appear to be many students who really want to take ROTC courses...
...number of the memos, Hughes mentions Vice President Hubert Humphrey, whom he refers to as "Humphries," "the V.P." or "H.H.H." Hughes seemed to think that he could enlist Humphrey's aid in his own crusade to halt a huge nuclear test explosion that was planned in Nevada in 1968 by the Atomic Energy Commission (see cut above left). He had some environmental worries, but his real fear was that the blast would scare off tourists. His efforts failed; the test went off on schedule. Excerpts from Hughes' memos to Maheu from...
Yablonski tried to enlist the help of Ralph Nader. Nader quizzed Yablonski extensively about his plans for the union, and seemed enthusiastic about helping. But the plans fell through. Yablonski needed the support of 50 local unions to get on the December ballot, which he expected to get from his southern Pennsylvania power base of 68 locals. He would end up with 98 endorsements. Nader wanted him to campaign more during the summer of 1969, something Yablonski felt he couldn't do. He thought if he spent too much time away from his job, Boyle would fire...
Nonetheless, the British government was trying to enlist Washington and Pretoria in a joint diplomatic offensive to put pressure on Smith to yield-or resign. The message: the only way Soviet influence in black Africa can be contained is to satisfy the legitimate aspirations of Africa's black majorities...
...voice their disgust at a penalty to a Harvard defenseman? How many join in singing a chorus of "Yo-Ho" (how many even know the words)? How many cannot even muster up enough enthusiasm to yell "Go Harvard!"? Despite numerous efforts by the band at the Cornell game to enlist the cheering support of the Harvard fans, many seemed incapable of cheering and watching at the same time. Maybe we ought to hold try-outs for Section 18 or get some Big Ten cheerleaders...