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...Many Catholics regret the coming use of the vernacular [May 29]. The Latin prayers sung by priest and choir to music written by masters are too precious to be separated from the ritual itself...
...time has come (the Walrus said) for TIME to realize that there are other schools in Massachusetts besides the prestige schools. In your People Section [May 15], you stated that Harvard was the first to riot. We regret to inform you that you have been misled. There was a riot staged a week before the Sycamore outburst. This was called by some the worst riot that the state of Massachusetts has ever witnessed. The boys from Babson rallied; Harvard dallied...
...President Johnson's general reshuffling of Latin American policymakers. Last week it was announced that he is resigning as a special adviser and U.S. representative to the new Inter-American committee (CIAP) that is supposed to guide the program. Wrote Johnson: "It is with the greatest regret that I accept the resignation of this able and dedicated man. His counsel will be sorely missed...
Noble Rhetoric. The expressions of regret seemed genuine enough-despite rumors of disagreement between Moscoso and the Johnson Administration. For two and a half years, Moscoso was the apostle of the Alianza, the man charged with President Kennedy's sweeping declaration "to transform the 1960s into an historic decade of democratic progress." Noble rhetoric, but the performance fell far short of the mark. A start was made on building low-cost houses, schools, roads, clinics and water systems. But Moscoso was frustrated by bureaucracy that delayed loan approvals, and many Latin Americans grew impatient waiting for instant progress...
...outside firms to merge or associate with it in favor of putting its stock up for sale. Although family interests will still retain a 71% control, the stock offering should yield nearly $15 million. "This share marketing is rather like leaving school," laments Randolph. "It is inevitable, but you regret...