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...reality, the Democrats were hurting because they knew that the President had grabbed a clear Republican tactical advantage by offering his balanced budget. If the Democrats fatten expenses with new appropriations -and Ike has already taken the trouble to hint that he will veto massive Democratic housing and airport legislation programs -they will be held accountable for the resulting deficit. The President has hinted at a tax cut next year if the line is held this year, and House Minority Leader Charlie Halleck has all but promised it; at a time when taxes are climbing at state and local levels...
...recent changes in the method of Harvard education are clear evidences of the strength of this academic force. The first is the growing tendency of undergraduate courses to fatten up their reading lists without any clear motive beyond a quest for scholastic respectability. The result of this tendency can be seen most forcibly in the crowds in Lamont, struggling to complete reading assignments which demand too much of both a student's time and capacity. The second change is in the new regulations on Honors study which require of every sophomore a much stiffer tutorial program than had previously existed...
...worry in Detroit was still the threat of an auto strike. United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther promised to set the date this week for a strike, unless the Big Three fatten their six-month-old offer of a two-year contract extension. At week's end Reuther himself rejoined the contract talks for the first time since June 1, and both sides appeared optimistic. But wildcat strikes also continued to spread. Some 27,000 workers had walked off the job, by far the largest number since auto industry contracts expired 14 weeks...
...year-old boy, works about 25 hours a week at modeling for top cosmetic houses. She has a problem that most women who visit beauty salons would be delighted to share: she is petite (98 Ibs.). Says Jean Thorn: "I hate it. I take vitamin pills and everything to fatten up a bit." She spends about 20 minutes a day making up ("though I can draw it out to a process of ridiculous length when I have time"), does not stick to any set makeup rules but likes to experiment. For TIME Researcher Jean Franklin, gathering material for the cover...
...people of this country are in serious economic trouble," cried Michigan's Pat McNamara. With Massachusetts' John Kennedy, McNamara co-sponsored a bill to fatten state unemployment benefits and make them run for 39 weeks instead of the now-usual 26. Tennessee's Albert Gore introduced a bill to boost federal aid to state and local governments for public-works projects. In keeping with a grand design sketched out by Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson-who was working on the economy when not busy with space-Senate Democrats were drafting six other recession-inspired bills, calling for increased...