Word: leveler
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Congratulations on your color spread of the mighty Atlas fizzle at three miles. The Russians also had a scoop at the same time − which beat us by 557 miles. When will the U.S. awaken - or will high-level bickering and indifference, strikes at atomic weapon plants, and official stupidity prevail...
Minnesota's Democratic Senator Hubert Humphrey denounced the Administration's "pseudo optimism," proposed a special agency for coordinating U.S. scientific and technical programs (Michigan's G.O.P. Senator Charles Potter went Humphrey one better, urged a Cabinet-level Scientific Progress Agency). Missouri's Democratic Senator Stuart Symington demanded a special session of Congress, criticized the President for being "paternalistically vague...
...nations. This does not make him an enthusiast for the Common Market. He fears it may become "an island of protectionism in Europe" because of pressure from the weaker economic members, especially France. "Why should I want to throw out controls and to abolish tariffs on a national level only to reintroduce them on an international one and on a much larger scale?" he demands...
...world's 2.7 billion population has almost doubled in the past 70 years, is expected to redouble every 42 years hereafter, and is rapidly approaching the level (top estimate: 7 billion) beyond which scientists believe the earth can no longer sustain all its inhabitants. "It is hard to avoid the conclusion that human multiplication has gotten out of hand," said Sociologist Davis, "that this unanticipated situation cannot continue...
Tired grinds and interested amateurs alike are invited to view the CRIMSON's annual Lamont photography exhibit, currently displayed on the fifth level...