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"Gravest Weakness." As for conscription by lottery, a method tried briefly during both World Wars, the draft chief asked: "What would you do if you drew a one-legged man? Those urging a lottery recognize that you can't apply it to the disqualified. You return to a selective...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Draft: Equality Does Not Exist | 7/1/1966 | See Source »

When Labor had a perilous three-vote majority in Commons, Prime Min ister Harold Wilson found it easy enough to keep his party in line. But the urgency of party unity faded when Wil son won his 97-man margin in the March elections. Right-wing Laborites began criticiz ing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Britain: Dividing the Critics | 6/24/1966 | See Source »

The invisible impact would, however, catch up with the nation soon enough. It had already shown up in one category. The Treasury reported last week that the loss in Britain's monetary reserves for May was $106 million, the highest one-month loss since sterling's serious weakness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Britain: The Invisible Impact | 6/10/1966 | See Source »

An SDS education does not mean indoctrination in a party line. At best the group would claim a "somewhat coherent overview" of what must be done to change American society. This step-down from dogma again sets off the generation of the 60's. The radicals of the 50's...

Author: By Daniel J. Singal, | Title: SDS-- Harvard's New Left--Feels 'Underprivileged' In Generation Which Prizes Making Own Decisions | 6/3/1966 | See Source »

So far there has been no mention of the avowed "peace candidates." The omission is deliberate. Third party candidates running on peace platforms will be no more successful than they have been in the recent part; in other words, they will poll so few votes that they will only underscore...

Author: By Michael D. Barone, | Title: The Effect of Vietnam at the Polls in '66 | 6/3/1966 | See Source »

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