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Barnes said that his office plans to select the recipients for this year's grants by the end of January. Any student writing a thesis related to Latin America is eligible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Students From Colombia Will Study At Harvard, 34 Other U.S. Schools | 11/13/1964 | See Source »

FINCH COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART-62 East 78th. Enlarged quarters now permit a double-feature. One, contemporary, called "Artists Select," shows works by well-known painters and sculptors, paired with work by lesser knowns they have picked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Art in New York: Nov. 6, 1964 | 11/6/1964 | See Source »

Unselect Schools Sir: You state that Harold Wilson is the first British Prime Minister who is a " 'grammar-school boy'-meaning he did not attend one of the country's select private schools [Oct. 23]." The first part of this statement may be correct, though it should be explained what the British grammar school is. It is very broadly equivalent to an American high school, but entry is confined to pupils reaching a certain academic standard. Neither Lloyd George nor Ramsay MacDonald attended a "select private school." Going back farther into history, you will probably find that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 6, 1964 | 11/6/1964 | See Source »

...state that Harold Wilson is the first British Prime Minister who is a " 'grammar-school boy'-meaning he did not attend one of the country's select privateschools[Oct.23]."The first part of this statement may be correct, though it should be explained what the British grammar school is. It is very broadly equivalent to an American high school, but entry is confined to pupils reaching a certain academic standard. Neither Lloyd George nor Ramsay MacDonald attended a "select private school." Going back farther into history, you will probably find that some Prime Ministers were educated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 6, 1964 | 11/6/1964 | See Source »

...been improving. The crudity of political appeals has been reduced, and it is significant that the comeback try in 1962 of Francis "Sweepstakes" Kelley, an old-guard ward heeler Democrat running for Attorney General was defeated decisively by Edward Brooke, a Republican. Brooke, who has now joined that select circle of the Commonwealth's politicians who are regarded as incorruptible, is regarded as a pretty good bet for reelection despite the Johnson landslide...

Author: By Stepren J. Field, | Title: Ethnic Alliances, Bitter Feuds Mark Bay State Democrats | 10/30/1964 | See Source »

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