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...Three Knapp Trophy sailing competition was blown out at Yale yesterday by nearly gale force winds. But, before cancelling the meet, officials attempted to get the first race underway in the heavy winds...
Some experiments have met great success, and others are underway. The 70 student Brazilian group that visited Harvard in July is the best example. Unfortunately many Harvard students did the opposite of what they should have done, they were indifferent, cold or maybe irritated by the invasion of their sacred yard...
Scarcely had the Sino-Soviet talks gotten underway than the meeting headed for collapse. It did not much matter when Red China's seven-man delegation would pack their bags and actually leave Moscow; back home Peking's People's Daily seemed ready to call it quits. "We want unity, not a split," said the voice of Red China. "But we have to point out with heavy hearts that events have gone contrary to our hopes. The situation is very grave...
Like most Negro church services here, NAACP meetings usually get underway about 45 minutes late. They are usually held in a formally arranged church meeting hall, which permits a fairly strict adherence to parliamentary order. Even the most trivial decisions must be moved, seconded, and then voted upon...
Officials of the Domestic Peace Corps grimace when reminded of the incident. "The man Clifton spoke to was a very competent organizer who had helped us greatly in getting the program underway," one explained. "But he was also something of a con man, who was trying to retain as much power as possible within the organization. He was trying to get things done behind my back and (ACT director) Livingstone Wingate's. For example he never told us of Clifton's visit...