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Seeley sent copies of his memo to Dean Monro and David Riesman '31. Henry Ford II Professor of Social Sciences Monro said yesterday that the report "raised questions that ought to be asked," but continued, "if it's appropriate for the Selective Service to request such information then it's appropriate for us to respond...
Sure, it's only a small plant, but the unions really ought to do something about the industrial hazards there. Just the other day, United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther, 58, almost lost a finger at the place-a workshop on the grounds of his house in Rochester, Mich. Cabinetmaker Reuther, who fashions all his own furniture, was trimming a wooden light fixture when his hand slipped and the power saw zipped the tip from his ring finger. All patched up, Reuther went back to his U.A.W. desk job, chuckled at a telegram from the carpenters' union wondering...
Within the context of that fear, even good news can sound bad. Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz proudly announced some statistics: last month, for the first time in nine years, U.S. unemployment fell to 4% ; by year's end said Wirtz, the figure ought to reach 3.5%, and driving it even lower should be "a first-priority national objective." Although nobody favors unemployment, there were some fretful murmurs about the inflationary potential presented by nearly full employment. Scarcities of labor mean higher wages, and higher wages, with U.S. plants working close to capacity, conjure up the specter of too much...
...point is that our decision to make war comes as much from our perceptions as from the foreign situations. And who are we? A nation which ought to know, from our own inner life in Mississippi, Harlem, and Watts, that men do not have to be foreign agents to rebel; the revolution has its foundation in basic human misery, and that only the most desperate can embrace the hallucinatory terror of a life circumscribed by the hostile power of the state. Oglesby is appalled at our leaders' ability to manipulate politics, to deceive people, and coerce our allies...
Aranguren said after his speech that he is determined to stay in contact with his former students. "They are forlorn, these students, and need support," he said. "They ought to hear a voice from outside...