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...against Robertson in the Primary was closely watched by the "extreme" liberal wing of the Party. Should he have failed, strident anti-Machine candidates would have been in a much stronger position to demand a crack at statewide offices in 1969. If this polarization ever occurs, it will seriously impair Democratic chances in Virginia for many years to come...
Three Questions. Economics aside, the President's decision-right or wrong -could seriously impair his chances of re-election in 1968. That is nobody's fault but his own. Johnson could have -and, most economists agree, should have-requested a tax increase early this year, when it was already obvious that defense and Great Society spending had fed a burst of inflation. Fearful that a tax boost would cost him seats in Congress, the President dillydallied-and the economy kept expanding. One ironic result was that rising prices proved the overriding complaint against the Administration in this month...
...overdose of vitamins, can be harmful. Dr. Paul J. Kinsella, director of the Developmental Reading Clinic at Lake Forest, IIl., figures that a young child's hearing and seeing are so disorganized that parental pressure to read may only confuse him or cause emotional blocks that would permanently impair his reading. Dr. Evelyn Pitcher, chairman of child study at Tufts University, recalls a four-year-old girl who could read, but "all other aspects of her development were neglected. She did not want to play, was not popular, and withdrew into vicarious experience." Burton White of Harvard...
Having spent a year in the House system and two years at Harvard, a student should be able to tell whether the dormitory atmosphere is stimulating or stifling. Allowing these students to make a choice will not impair the House system, while refusing them permission to move off-campus will only increase their hostility towards the House. Furthermore it is highly unlikely that students will demand to move off-campus in large numbers, simply because of the convenient location and facilities of the Houses...
Another of the Administration's reasons for limiting off-campus living is its fear that misbehavior by non-residents might impair town-gown relations. To avoid this, the Administration could require that only students in good academic standing and those who have not been subject to disciplinary action be considered for the privilege of moving off-campus...