Word: preferment
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...principal criticism was that the oldest men in the current pool of eligibles-26-year-olds, "those who are the most settled in their careers"-are now the first to be inducted. Instead, said the report, 19-and 20-year-olds should be tapped first, noting that "combat commanders prefer the younger age group." All who wanted to stay in school would be granted deferments until they graduated or dropped out of college or certain graduate studies, most notably medical school. At that time, they would join 19-and 20-year-olds in the "priority category...
Despite the thoroughness of the 26-volume Warren Commission report, many people in the world prefer to ignore rational explanations when the irrational can be made to seem so much more melodramatic. Edward Jay Epstein's book will certainly help feed the grimly suspicious. Inquest is the enlargement of a master's thesis that he wrote at Cornell. It has much thesis, but little that is masterly...
...President realizes already that his actions are widely unpopular, and he will soon realize, if he doesn't already, that the results of these actions are likely to be even more unpopular. However, he also knows that the more harmful unpopularity comes from those who prefer escalation to withdrawal. If the present policy were ruled out as an alternative, the public would prefer expansion of the war to withdrawal by a 2-1 margin, according to the Stanford-Chicago poll...
...walked out, the rest of the Amherst audience rose and loudly applauded Amherst President Calvin Plimpton's mention of McNamara. Moved by the ovation, Plimpton haltingly read the McNamara citation. His voice broke as he said: "You have displayed an integrity so unquestioned that, while I would still prefer to go myself, I am willing to trust my sons [he has three, aged 14 to 24] to your administration, knowing that there is an intellectual and compassionate human at the helm." As the honoris causa hood was placed over McNamara's head, the crowd stood again and clapped...
...almost every member of the class and the War far overshadowed the labor fights, curriculum debates, the tutoring school muckraking, and the Yale games. America would be at peace for not quite six more months, and the Class of '41 would be the first to fight.PITRIM A. SOROKIN 'I prefer unjust peace...