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Elaborate attempts have been made by statesmen from both parties to strike a truce-but they could not control the countryside partisans. More recently the Catholic Church, bulwarked by an appeal from Pius XII and parades displaying great fervor for peace, tried to halt the war but failed. Now the only limitation on the ferocity of the struggle seems to be the amount of arms the guerrillas can smuggle over the border or seize from dead policemen...
...After studying the origins of more than 650 colleges and universities, Professor Albert Reiser tells in a new book (College Names; Bookman Associates, $3) just what sorts of people get immortalized in the names of campuses. Top scorers: saints, bishops and religious leaders (250), benefactors (150), statesmen and sovereigns (50). Among the least likely to succeed: writers, with only two (Poet Laurence Dunbar and Novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe...
This is a plea to all delegates to the convention...If you Republicans are statesmen and not mere politicians, you must realize that Eisenhower is ideally fitted to lead the country. He is a gifted organizer and a superb mediator. With the proper politically experienced helpers behind him (not just bitter opponents to the Demo-donkeys), he could do more for the country-and the Republican Party-than a dozen didactic Tafts...
...Thirty-nine percent of the cabinet members said they read TIME, compared to 29% for the next magazine. And, by a three-to-one margin, they voted TIME the "most important to statesmen and opinion leaders." Second on the "most important" list: the London Economist...
...edited 28 editions, was working on the 29th the night before he died. Last week, as Britain celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first publication date, the Thesaurus had passed the 80-edition mark-a standard piece of equipment for three generations of professors and poets, statesmen and scholars, and crossword puzzle fans...