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Urban Bedouin. What is at stake is a sparsely populated nation more than twice the size of Texas and even more desolate in appearance. The Turks ruled Libya from the mid-16th century until 1912, when Italy gained the upper hand. The British administered the country from the end of World War II until independence in 1951. Once one of the poorest of Arab lands, Libya has become one of the wealthiest since vast reserves of oil were discovered a decade ago. In 1960, Libya's exports consisted of such commodities as esparto grass, olive oil, sponges and camels...
Flowered Crosses. The convention was also remarkable in other ways. Each of the nation's 107 dioceses had been invited to send, in addition to the regular delegations, one youth, one woman, and one member of other minority groups as nonvoting participants. The guests soon radicalized the convention, making the issues of racism and Viet Nam its dominant themes...
...nation's 7,100,000 college students prepare to return to classes, the question is not whether there will be calm on the campuses but whether the continuing protest wave can be kept below tidal proportions. TIME interviews at a score of institutions last week indicated that many university administrators expect renewed unrest, but they hope that defensive tactics developed from the cruel experiences of recent years, plus concessions to legitimate student demands, will prevent violence and the disruption of entire universities. At Dartmouth, Dean Carroll Brewster was discussing prospects for the fall when a loud noise outside...
...cope with the pressure of new people, U Thant said, advance planning for cities is imperative. At least 5% of national income should be allocated to housing and urban development. Local construction industries should quickly be strengthened, savings institutions established, and research centers created to study specific urban problems. Beyond the particular effort of every nation, there must be international cooperation. The richer nations should aid developing nations with at least $1 billion in seed money annually. Nations should also get together to set up training centers for personnel and to pool social and technical information...
Considering the Administration's determination to make federal spending match federal income, it was hardly surprising that Treasury Secretary David Kennedy asked the Senate to cut in half the $2.4-billion-a-year revenue loss foreseen in the House measure. Despite the rebellious mood of the nation's taxpayers, Secretary Kennedy recommended somewhat less relief for low-and middle-income individuals and families. In the most unexpected move of all, he asked that corporate income tax rates be reduced by 2 percentage points rather than increased or held at the current 52.8%. Nor would Kennedy move nearly...