Word: spacing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...sick and tired of hearing the often-used line "Now that we've conquered the moon, let's conquer poverty here on earth." In the short eleven years of its existence, the space program has become the biggest scapegoat in history. Why wasn't poverty conquered before the space program came into being? We have the necessary resources in the U.S. to ensure that everyone is eating regularly, without slowing or abandoning the space program. To stop now would make as much sense as Columbus discovering America and then returning to Europe forgetting his discovery completely...
...THIS space is normally reserved for TIME'S weekly letter from the publisher, and since Feb. 10, 1967 it has carried the signature...
...America's Apollo 11 heroes has doffed his space suit for the last time. Appearing on TV, Mike Collins agreed with Neil Armstrong that Mars is a possibility by 1981, then announced that he would make no more journeys into space. At 38, said Collins, he finds the rugged physical training too demanding, and he dislikes the long absences from his family. But, he added, he hoped to continue in the program in an administrative position of some sort...
...primary considerations appear to be rising faculty salaries and dwindling classroom and dormitory space. The tuition hikes are intended to discourage applications from out-of-state students and force those who persist to shoulder a larger share of the real costs of their education. One possible result is that public colleges and universities will become more provincial...
...defends his community's bathing restrictions on the ground that they are necessary to prevent Deal from turning into "another Coney Island." Officials in Washington, D.C., note that a few states and towns have withdrawn applications for federal money to help buy beachfront property under the "Open Space" program. Reason: all such beaches must be open to the public...