Word: ndea
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, clearing up "a misunderstanding of my position," has come out strongly for repeal of the NDEA disclaimer affidavit...
...press conference, Rockefeller sympathized with Harvard's rejection of NDEA funds, but laid equal stress upon "the realities of the Congressional situation." These statements were widely interpreted as favoring retention of the affidavit, until his recent clarification...
Finally, last week-end, the Democratic Advisory Council included in its 1960 policy statement a plank advocating prompt repeal of the NDEA disclaimer affidavit...
Despite these developments, the bill for repeal--which was sent back to committee by the Senate last July--may face an uncertain future when Congress reconvenes next month. J. Peterson Elder, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, who administered the graduate fellowships under the NDEA last spring, says he is "hopeful about the Senate, but doubtful about the House." In his capacity as president of the Association of Graduate Schools, Elder has sent telegrams discussing the NDEA affidavit to Arthur S. Flemming, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, and to Senators Lyndon B. Johnson and Lister Hill...
...this issue in the Senate. Elder and others feel that Johnson, with pressure on one side from the President and on the other side from the Democratic Advisory Council, may be ready to support repeal. If Johnson tries for the Democratic Presidential nomination, a definite stand against the NDEA affidavit might help him to win Northern liberal voters...