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...will emerge as the only possible means to effect one of the most difficult social adjustments in this country's history. To achieve real integration of races, not only in the South, but throughout the country, will require both a sensitivity and a restraint that have been virtually unknown in the past. But gradualism implies more than the ability not to shout when shouting seems justified; it also, and more importantly, recognizes the endless variations in local conditions within the South, within one state, or even within one county. What may be the solution for Jackson, Mississippi, is probably...
...Bookies. At the other end of the telephone wires that lead from Leo Hirsch field's bright, well-staffed office (15 full-time employees) lies a largely unknown world that is nevertheless a permanent part of U.S. sports. Backbone of that world are the bookies-the innumerable small "retailers" and the few large "wholesalers." Often on the run, often prey to mobsters muscling in on their business, the bookies have learned how to live on the shifting margins of the law. While bookmaking is illegal in all states except Nevada, federal law demands a 10% tax on all bets...
Eden was calm and forceful. Unknown to the Laborites, he had got a firm U.S. commitment to participate in the canal users' association, had finished penciling the proposal into his speech only minutes before. Quietly, he reviewed the history of the unsuccessful Menzies' mission to Cairo, then sprang the users' plan on a surprised Opposition...
...walls of Manhattan's Downtown Gallery last week was a lively "Americans in Europe" show, featuring 45 paintings and sculptures by 23 young U.S. artists. Most of the young artists are good enough to have won fellowships, but all are still too "unknown" to have regular dealers. Nine are still in their 205. and all but four are under 35. Not all of them will make the grade, but the combined effect of their paintings and sculptures is a heartening indication that this generation of American artists has genuine talent...
...With an Urdu base and a Sanskrit script, Hindi is spoken by the biggest single language bloc in all India-roughly 100 million people, most of whom live in Uttar Pradesh, the sprawling area that has traditionally supplied New Delhi with most of its politicians. Hindi has remained largely unknown in southern India, which prides itself on its command of English...