Word: present
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Thanks to you and CBS for presenting Captain Kangaroo [Aug. 3]. It is the only "children's" show my children will watch. The local shows for wee ones present old cartoons and adult commercials, and my children walk away. I would appreciate seeing Mr. Keeshan sans Captain costume...
...planning and speaking out with a new serenity." Pundit Walter Lippman, who had been wringing his hands for years about Eisenhower shortcomings, agreed-more or less-with Reston: "We have seen no such display of energy and initiative since the early days of his first Administration. For years the present Eisenhower has been quiescent, as it were submerged. But what we see now is not a new Eisenhower. This is the old authentic Eisenhower with his liking for large gestures which sweep aside the concrete details that more worldly statesmen and professional diplomats worry about...
...Sole responsibility for the present situation," charged Radio Peking, "rests with the U.S. and the Sananikone government." Peking accused the U.S. of trying to turn Laos into a U.S. military base. "This naturally poses a threat to China and [North] Viet Nam. To eliminate the tension in Laos, all American military personnel and arms and ammunition must be withdrawn, all U.S. military bases must be abolished...
Paws in the Till. For Georgia alone, Green and Gauerke report, the dollar costs would be astronomical-at least double or triple present budgets. Georgia now spends only $265 a year per public school pupil (U.S. median: $332). But it still provides all the services typical of a public system-free books and transportation, library supervision, an expanding guidance and testing program, adult and vocational education, special teachers for handicapped children. In contrast to Atlanta's private schools, which spend an average $625 per pupil (and in some cases charge extra for books, food, buses), the public schools cost...
...COMMUTER TICKETS are being offered by Capital Airlines for flights between Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Booklet, good for five round trips over one year, offers no dollar savings but permits holders to avoid time-consuming ticket pickups. Customers simply reserve flight space by phone, present tickets when they board the plane...