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...view: since Khrushchev will never agree to "immediate free elections," there is no sense in talking about them in connection with Berlin, as the U.S. insists. British spokesmen last week said that Macmillan had persuaded West Germany's Konrad Adenauer that reunification should be dropped down on the list of Western priorities. Tentative outcome of the Eisenhower-Macmillan talks: the U.S. may not insist on "immediate free elections," even while requiring some sort of yet-to-be-defined "free expression" by all the Germans as to their political future. The U.S. may even retreat from its position that...
Motives for signing a membership list range from the hope of launching a lifetime political career to "having an activity" for grad school applications. Many students like the comfortable feeling of belonging, of registering approval for a political philosophy--no matter how vague--and some freshmen would rather pay $1.50 than contend with a persuasive recruiter. The desire to learn more about "the issues" and about practical politics lures many, and the prospect of meeting important government leaders attracts others. Visions of doorbell-ringing, debates and speeches, coffee-hours and committee meetings--all these dance in their heads...
Claiming a "balanced program," the Council sponsors not only big-name speakers--such as Owen Lattimore and Ambassador Menshikov--but also political laboratories ("polilabs"), model UN Councils in local high schools, and even occasional television programs on WHDH. The group has an impressive list of faculty sponsors, ranging from Dean Bundy to Arthur M. Schlesinger...
...Position on last week's list...
...best of instruction and educational facilities. We think effort should be recognized. We think news should be printed. If these two convictions of ours soil the lily-white hands and Christian consciences of a handful of bigoted Klu Kluckers, they are invited to get the hell off our subscription list...