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...Need is strictly a relative position," Burke emphasizes. "When we say we're here to help needy students, this does not necessarily mean only scholarship students. We hope to fill the HSA with the most needy students--but I would hesitate to tell any student he is not needy." In short, need is a signifi
...seems a shame that Hermione should be so thwarted, that Mr. Dulles should be so mean, and that the United States should not have a single solitary Giant Panda, especially Hermione Esmerelda...
Admiral Arleigh Burke, Chief of Naval Operations, was polite-but his meaning was clear. Navyman Burke's key words: "misgivings," "apprehensions." The law, said he, could be interpreted at some future date "to mean things that the Secretary and the President did not mean." Could it permit the Secretary to eliminate a specific function of one of the services? "People do that, sir," said Burke pointedly. "People eliminate things." Arleigh Burke's statement was an unmistakable call to the committee for help: "This committee is a proper group to resolve these differences into a sound plan founded...
...still immense. By acclamation they rushed through a resolution declaring that the Congress Party "categorically refuses to contemplate any period devoid of Nehru's continued leadership." But Nehru was standing firm. He scolded the party members for their action: "You do not do me any credit. It will mean that I have acted casually and you have also acted casually." A deep feeling had been rising in him, Nehru said, "that something is out of tune in this country, a great many things are out of tune. The whole problem is how I can be more effective. I have...
...automobile as a badge of success is fading out," says Chicago Sociologist Reuel Denney. "Too many people are wearing the badge, and it doesn't mean anything any more. The buyer also has the feeling that he's not getting enough out of it because of this obsolescence in styling. There's not enough rarity and not enough enjoyment...