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...ascension to the formal post of Attorney General--and the more informal one of chief advisor and troubleshooter for the President of the United States--seemed to soften his much-heralded rough edges...
...Draconian step, with profound, probably unforeseen, implications for the nation's educational system; many academic leaders expected the Johnson Administration to soften it. Last week, however, the Administration not only reaffirmed the no-deferment rule for graduate students (those already in their second year or beyond would not be affected), but also wiped out automatic occupational exemptions for some 340,000 professional men in such areas as teaching and various technical services...
Watering the Gravy. Yet neither cynics quick to ascribe political motives to Kennedy's one-man investigation nor the little girl who thrust a scrawled note into his hand pleading "Bobby, please run for President" could soften the facts of east Kentucky's poverty or blot out the reality of Appalachia's misery statistics. Some 5,000 of Wolfe County's 6,500 people exist beneath the poverty line, able to afford little more than a dime for each meal; federal food stamps account for half or more of the mountaineers' victuals. "Whenever...
Galbraith added a paragraph intended to soften the resolution for pro-Johnson supporters. It noted ADA's disagreement on the McCarthy endorsement but reaffirmed the anti-war sentiment of most ADA members...
...Discover America" excursion fares, which offer a 25% discount from regular round-trip coach fares but require passengers to avoid peak traffic times. And the airlines hope that this week's resignation of CAB Chairman Charles Murphy (who will join the White House staff as a consultant) may soften the board's resistance to a small (perhaps 5%) general fare increase for short hauls. The industry's profit problems battered the price of airline stocks last year as institutions unloaded major holdings. From their 1967 highs to last week's close, Eastern Air Lines fell...