Word: meanness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Taken literally, the committee's report probably would mean chaos for American foreign policy. Taken as a starting point for debate-and Fulbright has said that he has no immediate intention of putting the matter before the full Senate-it might be the signal for a healthy airing of differences between two of the major branches of U.S. Government. It can hardly help figuring to some extent in the 1968 campaign. Since it is merely an indication of sentiment, it is unlikely to cause Johnson any sleepless nights. Its strong language and bipartisan support might, however, induce some thought...
Thrice defeated in bids for the governorship during the fifties, Yarborough, 64, is thinking of making the run next year. "I could win hands down," Yarborough said last week in Washington. "But that doesn't mean I'm necessarily going to run." At least 18 other Texans are also being discussed as candidates, although only Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith, a colorless, ultra-conservative Democrat, has yet announced. "Everyone's coming out of the woodwork for this one," said a Republican leader...
...There is first the inherent inaccuracy of questionnaires, the source of most survey data. Yes and no, or multiple choice answers never capture crucial nuances in subject response. Take a hypothetical attempt to measure the education of southern Negroes by asking if they have encyclopedias. A yes response could mean a high literacy; it could mean encyclopedias are status symbols, or local salesmen are on the ball...
Though the scholarships mean a drain on the small income of the school, Ryerson insists that the presence of the students holding scholarships is so essential that they would never be sacrificed. Private donations, added to the school's tuition, have thus far covered expenses...
...members of the Yale-Vassar Group also voiced their disappointment yesterday. Eve Katz, assistant professor of French at Yale, and executive secretary of the group, said yesterday, "It is comforting to know that this does not mean the end of an undergraduate women's college at Yale, but it is a regrettable way to start...