Word: higher
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Place in the Party. Today Harry Truman stands higher in Democratic affections than he did when he left office on Jan. 20, 1953. Fondly remembered is the way he met international crises with sharp decision: the atomic bomb, the Berlin blockade, the Marshall Plan, Greek-Turkish aid, Korea. Fading into the mist of memory is the fact that his Administration not only failed to prevent domestic crisis but produced it wholesale: mink coats, Deep Freezes, red herrings, limited war, peacetime recession, agricultural waste, steel seizure. Since he left the White House, Democrats have come to look on Truman...
...lasting impact on U.S. education. "In the service, veterans acquired a deep-seated appreciation of education," said Assistant Dean Robert Williams of the University of Michigan. "They brought a seriousness of purpose, knew what they wanted and went after it." They asked more questions, studied harder, and made higher grades than any students before them. Many were poor boys, knew education was a privilege, and not just something father paid for. "They had men's heads on men's shoulders," says Acting President Frank Bailey of Ohio's Kenyon College. Adds Harvard's Director of Financial...
...entitled to G.I. educational privileges, and the Veterans Administration estimates that some 750,000 will be enrolled this fall in U.S. colleges and universities. The ex-G.I. of World War II has virtually disappeared, leaving only a few survivors finishing out their courses. But because of him, U.S. higher education will never be quite the same again...
...circumvent a state supreme court ruling that the Florida school segregation laws are invalid. The bills would enable county boards of education to assign pupils and teachers to schools on the basis of intelligence, ability, and "cultural background.'' One representative objected that "some Negro pupils have higher IQs than some white pupils." Snapped a backer of the bill: "But who is going to give the tests?" ¶ The North Carolina legislature convened for its first special session in 18 years, to act on the recommendations of its advisory committee on education. The recommendations, known as the Pearsall Plan...
...while installment buying rose, the repayment rate on old debts rose even higher, so that the total debt increase was actually lower in the first five months of 1956 than a year ago. The reports of first half earnings continued to look rosy, except for a few trouble spots, notably in appliances, e.g., Philco reported a second quarter loss of $686,000 v. $1,128,000 profit for the same period last year...