Word: thoughts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...thought is enough to make one weep. Today, when a courageous little country dares to defy a giant in the name of freedom, the same freedom which the whole free world endlessly chants about, it fights alone. It is a lonely and futile fight indeed that inevitably has to be lost while the rest of the free world stands by and pours torrents upon torrents of sympathetic words...
...coverage of unpleasant news in some countries friendly to the U.S., notably for stories of the economic crisis in Bolivia, the aftermath of revolution in Cuba, and government corruption in the Philippines. Replying to this criticism has given us the opportunity to restate some truths about TIME, and I thought you might like to see where we stand. The following is the text of one reply to a critic...
...strong second in the early going, Tomy Lee took the lead in the backstretch but dropped back to second behind Sword Dancer at the mile mark. Admitted Jockey Willie Shoemaker: "I thought we were through. I hollered to Willie Boland (on Sword Dancer), 'I hope you win it.'" But Tomy Lee shrugged off his breeding, roared back in the last dozen strides to win by a nose. He was the first foreign-born horse to win the derby since 1917. His archenemy, First Landing, was a well-beaten third...
...increased percentage of commuters in coming years, many voiced "no opinion." Of those who did, however, the majority was against such expansion. What is significant are their reasons: "commuters are too homogenous a group," and "commuters are cheated out of college life." One non-resident even expressed the thought, "commuting is, generally speaking, a drag," and another unhappy student closed his little essay with these words: "war and commuting--they're both hell...
According to Seymour E. Harris '20, chairman of the Economics Department, there has been some discussion of non-Honors Economics tutorial, but no conclusions have been reached. "At the present time," Harris said recently, "there is no thought of change." The Department of Social Relations "may discuss" a non-Honors tutorial, Robert W. White, chairman of the Department stated, but there is little likelihood of change by the Fall...