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...Soldier Eisenhower recognized that the job of Chief Executive could not be handled properly without a staff strong enough to keep track of, and ride herd on, the dozens of governmental departments and agencies with their divergent interests. But if each staff member reported only to the President, the result would be merely the added complication of warring liaison men. In today's White House organization, the best roads to the President lead through Sherman Adams (see chart). The Limited Power. Adams has immense power, to the extent that New York Timesman James Reston, studying the state...
...From as far back as recollection goes-to the Scythians, the Kushans, the White Huns, the Mongols of Genghis Khan and the Tatars of Tamerlane-only woe has come from across the River Oxus to the high plateaus and valleys where 12 million Afghans ride their horses and camels, herd their flocks, fight their feuds and tend their bazaars. The instinctive memory of it blew like a cooling wind across preparations for Afghanistan's latest invasion from the north, the visit of those part-time nomads, Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev...
...earlier each day in salute to the sudden evenings, and open fires on the hearth provided a warm welcome after a walk in the frosty outdoors. In the great stone barn there was a steamy, cozy air of expectancy; several of the cows were freshening, and soon the herd of Aberdeen Angus, Holsteins and Brown Swiss would be larger...
...when some towns in eastern New Mexico began to segregate their schools, Milne sought out Negro parents, helped them find homes and jobs in Albuquerque, placed their children in his own nonsegregated schools. Though he also refused to segregate handicapped children ("They used to herd those little dickenses into separate rooms and break their hearts"), he saw to it that his brighter students got all the extra encouragement possible. As a result, Albuquerque has chalked up something of a record in turning out young scientists and mathematicians. The number of high-school students now taking these subjects is more than...
...time of the capture, Potter was touring through the Middle East with Fereydoun Ala, the son of the Iranian Prime Minister, and his brother-in-law, Narcy Firouz. Driving through Iran in September, natives told them about a herd of Dziggetais, the onager's Persian name. When the travelers saw a group of 30, they dashed in pursuit in a jeep. Potter said that the tactics used were to drive along side one of the running animals and then, "Lean out, hug him around the neck, and let him pull you out. He soon tires. Then you threw...