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...unlike the Soviet Union, the West wanted to strengthen, not weaken, the U.N. Since he took over the U.S. delegation three weeks ago, Stevenson has been energetically conferring with Hammarskjold, as well as with the Africans and Asians, in search of a "consensus" for a new formula that could break the long Congo stalemate. Hammarskjold wanted wider powers, enabling him to block money transfers from abroad to Congo banks and to search all incoming planes for arms.. But many sensitive African nations were wary of too much power for the U.N. For its part, the U.S. was urging Belgium...
...more political plane, the nation's diplomatic and cultural resources have benefited greatly by the recent recognition of the value of foreign languages. An abolition of the requirement by Harvard would seriously weaken the position of those who have advocated such a recognition. In the absence of compelling reasons within the College this move would be irresponsible, and the number of students who presently go beyond the required level would indicate that no such reasons exist...
...Eisenhower had held firmly that the Government should stay out of labor disputes unless a national crisis was at hand. (One crisis: the 116-day steel strike of 1959-60, when Vice President Nixon pressured behind the scenes for a settlement.) To interfere in lesser cases, Ike believed, can weaken collective bargaining by tempting either side to stall in hope of getting a better deal through Government intervention-as during the Truman era, when labor made many breakthroughs at the cost of higher prices...
...adding new members Mister Sam could gain a working majority on the committee and clear away a formidable congressional roadblock to the Kennedy Administration's legislative programs. But first Rayburn had to leap across the chasm: a showdown floor vote on his proposal. Defeat would gravely weaken his own prestige, strengthen Smith's and make the Rules Committee an even tougher obstacle than before...
...this," said one top New York Kennedy man, "we will weaken Rockefeller's presidential chances in '64." But if the party is torn asunder for two or three more years, we might very well lose the state-and the election...