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...course of his remarks read a dual lecture to the French. One of the greatest problems, he said, is that the defenders (French and Vietnamese forces) are trying to hold a valley from attackers (the Communist Viet Minh) who control the flanking ridges. It was an indirect suggestion that the French pay more attention to the old military axiom: take the high ground. The President went on to recall a remark he made to a visiting Frenchman-presumably General Paul Ely, Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces: if he-Ike-were in command, Colonel Christian de Castries, commander...
Objections to the Massachusetts Medical and Dental School Commission's recent proposals for indirect Sense subsidies to New England medical and dental schools mounted yesterday...
...special commission of the Massachusetts legislature yesterday recommended the establishment of a program of indirect state aid to private medical and dental schools in the six New England states...
...times because, like virtue, it is at all times besieged. This is true for all, and for all cases. But the profound meaning of freedom must be understood. The best definition was given by Cicero: "Freedom is participation in power." Only in democracy can we have direct and indirect participation in power. But power presupposes property−and property means initiative, responsibility and risk. This is a law of history. Therefore, the proletarian will have no power as long as he remains a proletarian...
...same time, the group adopted the strictest and simplest athletic code since colleges began to build grandstands. Main points, some of which were carried over from earlier Ivy agreements: ¶ No athletic scholarships of any kind, direct or indirect. ¶ Strict eligibility requirements. Items: no student will be considered eligible until he has "completed satisfactorily" a full year's academic work at the school he is to represent; thereafter, he must continue to make good progress, "quantitatively and qualitatively," toward "a recognized degree." ¶ No spring football practice. ¶ No post-season games (except N.C.A.A. competitions...