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...moment for Stevenson's arrival grew nearer, the crowd grew larger and more disorganized. While the state troopers struggled bravely to keep the thousands away from the air strip, party workers urged them on. The police held their own for a moment, arm to arm. Then the trooper who was holding closed the main gate let out a groan and the Democratic tide poured through, while a party worker shrieked "Keep back...
Discussing other aspects of the British "public mind," he praised the British love of "dog fight" and compromise, felt that "we are much nearer to John Stuart Mill's idea of government by discussion than we realize," and said the press and broadcasting have helped to bring this about. Television could never become important as radio, since "ideas are not visible," Sir William added...
...only vaguely workable scheme the Administration has enacted this year is forcing students to have their autos in a private or University lot by November 19. If these lots were less expensive (private parking costs $50, the University's $30) and were nearer than the Business or Divinity Schools the plan might have been worthwhile. But as is, the Administration's policy is merely short-sighted, faint-hearted, and unfair...
...cent raise for a general service employee, currently receiving $1.04 hourly under the old contract, would be much nearer the union's demand than a similar increase for a $1.94-an-hour second cook...
...Back nearer to home, meanwhile, the famous Esplanade Concerts by what amounts to the Boston Pops Orchestra will be sending rhythmic ripples out over the moonlit waters of our own Charles River. The concerts, which are "half-classical," will take place every evening starting tonight (July 2) and lasting until July 14, with the exception of Saturday, July 7. The site is the Hatch Memorial Shell just off Boston's Storrow Drive, and the price, happily enough, is nothing. Just get on the subway and bring a blanket...