Word: strengthening
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...dissent was a sign of political vigor and would help establish that the basic U.S. policy in Viet Nam had been framed and tested in a climate of "free discussion and openness." The President, while emphatically affirming the right to protest, reminded the protesters that their efforts could only strengthen the conviction in Hanoi and Peking that the U.S. is so riven by internal dissension that in time it would be forced to quit the war. "The fact remains," Johnson said, "that the great majority of Americans do support our course of action in Viet...
...that was only a necessary backward step toward the goal of providing accommodations for all Republicans-wherever they fit in the party spectrum. Last week's G.O.P. victories in New York and other cities, argued Bliss, should provide forward impetus to our "efforts to strengthen the Republican position in metropolitan areas of the nation." He added: "If you have the right candidate, you can break through." That notion was vigorously seconded by Pennsylvania's Governor William Scranton. "The adage that Republicans cannot win in the big cities," said he, "is now out the window...
...omnibus legislation was designed to strengthen developing institutions, turn the resources of the universities toward the problems of the urbanized community and make a college education a genuine possibility for all capable high school graduates. If it succeds, it could be the century's most important development in higher education,--more significant than the Land-Grant College and the G.I. Bill of Rights combined...
...immediate end to rebellion." A promise of U.N. intervention, with American support, would indeed cause the Rhodesians to hesitate. They are not Afrikaaners (80 per cent of the adults are foreign born), and they would think twice before drawing in U.N. troops. Furthermore, such a promise would strengthen the British government's hand. Wilson's alternatives would appear more palatable to the Rhodesians, and with the threat of independent U.S. & U.N. action, Britain might be able to able to solve the problem...
Franics Keppel '38, U.S. Commissioner of Education, and Dean of the Graduate School of Education from 1948 to 1962, has been appointed an Assistant Secretary of Health, Education Welfare, effective Oct. 4. Keppel's position in HEW is designed to strengthen his authority and bring closer coordination between the Office of Education and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. He will remain Commissioner of Education...