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Even when a lady reporter all but accused the President of violating the Constitution by vetoing the military construction bill, L.B.J. remained monumentally patient. Savoring every last chuckle from the press, Johnson drawled: "I would refer you to the Attorney Genera]-and I know he would be glad to give great weight to any observations you might have...
...have read with great interest your Essay on nuclear proliferation [July 23]. You are kind enough to refer to my novel, Commander-1, which sets forth a ploy by which Red China could destroy the U.S. and Russia. The Essay is beautifully written and extremely thoughtprovoking. It is important that a magazine of your status should devote space to the world's greatest problem. Your Essay presents, without bias, the arguments of both sides in the world dilemma. I lean heavily toward the U.S. views, but it is encouraging to see this matter discussed without prejudice. This is journalism...
...answer to your question on foreign aid, "Should a Friend in Need be a Friend in Deed?" [July 23], I refer you to Schopenhauer: "A friend in need is not a friend, indeed; he is merely a borrower...
...cash grants, loans and food have gone into everything from villages and power grids to harbors and hospitals, not to mention another $1.5 billion to modernize the military. So efficiently have the Pakistanis employed their aid to reach a healthy 6% economic growth rate that economists have begun to refer to the "Pakistan example" as a measure of achievement for underdeveloped nations...
Pitt had long been a Mellon family beneficiary-$74 million in the last 20 years. Last month Mellon and his wife quite pointedly gave $5,000,000 to Carnegie Tech, where students refer to Pitt's 42-story Cathedral of Learning as "The Height of Ignorance," and $2,000,000 to Duquesne. The Mellons are said to have soured on Litchfield's autocratic manner and his penchant for big-talk promotion. Litchfield announced in 1963, for example, a plan to roof over the 75-acre Panther Hollow as part of his Oakland redevelopment, and build an upside-down...