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...remains, despite Western moves toward collectivism in recent decades, a competitive society. The Communists claim that only some form of economic regimentation can help backward nations close the gap of centuries. The claim is almost demonstrably false, as is suggested by the Russians' own recent experiments with freer enterprise. Says Sociology Professor Edward Shils of Chicago University and Cambridge: "I have never seen any convincing evidence that one-party government is necessary for economic progress. One thing it can do, of course, is silence its critics more easily. But the Communists could never rule Africa, for instance. Communist systems...
Actually, through a delicate balance of finesse and commanding personality, many Frenchwomen are already freer than the laws would indicate. Madame de Pompadour, after all, ruled France from the boudoir of Louis XV, and fully three-quarters of all French blue-collar workers voluntarily (so to speak) turn over their weekly pay envelopes to maman, who passes back a few francs for Gauloises and wine. Economically, French housewives are growing increasingly independent. With the growth in popularity of household time-savers like the automatic washer and le sandwich, some 30% of all married women find the time and energy...
...left-hand column of the front page, will summarize trends in politics, business, sports, science and the arts; "The News-Briefly," which appears on page 2, will capsule the day's events. With the addition of twelve reporters and some editorial shifts, Canham expects staffers to be freer than ever to write stories with a personal viewpoint, "producing a paper that will last...
...basic causes of the deficit. They pointed out that, in a rush to beat the voluntary controls, U.S. banks have probably already exceeded 1965's proposed limit of $500 million in new foreign loans. Other businessmen viewed the investment restrictions as barriers to the worldwide movement toward freer trade and freer exchange of capital...
...Afghan Cabinet, and no one dared to make the further request that they build a ladies' room. Hence it was not aloofness that led Miss Klass to arrange for morning classes only and to bolt home before the daily faculty lunch. Her free time was made freer by the fact that she and her husband, also a teacher, could afford a superb household staff of" four. As a result, they were able to hold almost continuous open house in an attempt to cultivate the Afghans. She herself blazed paths never previously crossed by woman, marching into teahouses, where...