Word: specializations
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...talking to young (33) Ogden Rogers Reid, former publisher of the New York Herald Tribune, who has been nominated by President Eisenhower as U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Fulbright had every intention of using "Brownie" Reid to prove his argument that noncareer ambassadorial nominees must show that they have "some special unusual qualities" to justify confirmation. He notably failed...
Arthur Radford, 63, four-star admiral (ret.), former chairman (1953-57) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and one of the finest U.S. military minds, was recalled temporarily as a special Pentagon consultant to help pinch-hit for J.C.S. Chairman Nate Twining, who will be out at least another five weeks while recovering from lung-cancer surgery...
...accepted." In Alabama, State Senator E. O. Eddins agreed: "This book should be taken off the shelves and burned." Off it went from the regular shelves of the Alabama Public Library Service Division, and onto the closed shelf reserved for works on integration or those considered scatological (circulation by special request only). Indeed, by the very fact of having bought copies of The Rabbits' Wedding (Harper; $2.50), the Alabama library service had become "controversial," stood a good chance of losing pending legislative appropriations...
Interviewed in Florida, Singer Pat Boone, sometime lay Church of Christ preacher, allowed that show business is a fine calling for an old (24) codger like himself, but "I wouldn't recommend it for young people-especially girls. If they have a very special talent, maybe...
Schlesinger is also on the committee of five to pick a successor for President Jordan, and his special interest at the moment is the Women's Archives at Radcliffe where he is Chairman of the Advisory Board...