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...Sydney W. Britton of the University of Virginia kept chimpanzees around the house. He treated them well and grew quite fond of them. His object: to learn from the chimps why their distant human cousins have big brains and walk on their hind legs. Last week, at a meeting of the National Society for Medical Research in San Francisco, he told his theory...
Flying Theologian. Dean Brauer's specialty: Puritanism, on which he is currently writing two books. A Midwesterner (from Fond du Lac, Wis.), Brauer studied at Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary in Minneapolis, took his Ph.D. in church history at F.T.F.. then spent two years at Union Theological teaching and serving as assistant to Theologian Paul Tillich. Puritan Expert Brauer sees a new kind of theological liberalism emerging at F.T.F. "It still asserts the creativeness and potentiality of the human spirit." he says, "but it is also much more aware of the limitations of the human spirit-for example...
...dren. He had lectured in a church changed into a "Club of Godless Science" and learned that freedom is merely "perceived necessity." He was soon attracted to the secret police "as an interesting state institution." After the Chekists honored him with the title of "scientific consultant," he grew especially fond of a line from their song- "Do not trust your friends" (he thought then, "Is it not the wisdom of life itself...
Despite the political chaos of France the ambassador saw points of strength: "The American press, which is very fond of statistics, has told me that we have had 21 governments since the end of World War II. But during that period, like the United States, we have had only one foreign policy...
Canadians have learned to be fond of the imported games of football and baseball, but their first love is their own game: ice hockey. Much of .that love is lavished on one star: French Canadian Maurice ("the Rocket") Richard, the best professional player on skates-and the man with the hottest temper...