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...Administration, fearful that the barbed-wire subcommittee bill would snag all chances for civil rights legislation this year, put Celler under heavy pressure to back down and support a more moderate measure. He agreed, and with the help of Ohio Republican William McCulloch, ranking minority member of the Judiciary Committee, put together a shaky coalition in favor of modifying the subcommittee bill...
...universities by 1965, the University Grants Committee -which administers government funds while fending off government control-first authorized the new Sussex campus in Brighton, the holiday town on England's Channel coast. Then it opened a national competition for six more universities of 3,000 students apiece. To snag them, towns had to offer cash, 200-acre sites and fitting cultural attractions. Scenting profits as well as prestige, 20 cities and towns launched a regular gold rush, cranked up lively boosters and lavish brochures (Lancaster: "A progressive, prosperous and well-balanced community...
Antitank Guns. Moving onto Georges Bank off Cape Cod and the Grand Banks off Newfoundland, proliferating Russian trawlers snag American nets, ram smaller boats in the fog and often force fishermen right off the banks; in Alaska, fishermen recently became so furious about Russian trawlers pulling their crab pots that they began ordering antitank guns to mount on their decks, were dissuaded only by a flying visit from Alaska Governor William...
...from the steel experts to those shavers who take a sporting glee in eking out as many shaves as possible from a single blade: rinse but never wipe the blade, because that removes the silicon coat and causes the razor to snag on the beard...
...months ago the placid routine of patronage hiring abruptly hit a snag. Mrs. Dorothy Davies, a special aide to the President in charge of government programs for summer workers, announced plans for a White House office to process summer job applicants. Administration critics quickly protested that such a central clearinghouse might give preference to Democrats...