Word: white
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...handful of Dutch-educated Papuans in the towns, becoming the brown man's burden is likely to prove less rewarding than being the white man's burden ever was. But few Papuans outside the coastal settlements will be much affected by Indonesian rule. Their geography is their independence...
...game and mutter "Cheap." Translation: No story, because the motive was routine and the victim was a nobody. There were other supposed nobodies. When checking on, say, "a floater d.o.a. at County" (a drowning victim pronounced dead on arrival at Cook County Hospital), the first question was, "Black or white?" If the dead man happened to be Negro, the reporter would "cheap it out." As for impersonating public officials, it was accepted practice. More than one reporter telephoned the scene of a crime and barked, "Hello, this is Coroner Toman," only to be told, "That's funny...
...served after Jan. 31, 1955, only 1.3 million, or about 20%, are now taking advantage of the benefits. This compares with 50% participation for World War II veterans and 42% after Korea. The apparent apathy of today's G.I.s toward education is stirring concern in Congress and the White House...
...called the situation "a tragedy," and charged that the Veterans Administration is not doing enough to encourage the men to return to school. President Nixon was so upset that he appointed a President's Committee on the Viet Nam Veteran. At their first meeting last month in the White House, members of the committee (which includes the Secretaries of Defense, Labor, Health, Education and Welfare) were particularly concerned about one segment of the 2.7 million veterans who have been discharged in the Viet Nam era. Among the 500,000 vets who are high school dropouts, only about...
...white-haired gentleman greeting convention delegates in Dallas last week acted like a political candidate. Warren Burger, 61, joked with lawyers from all over the U.S.; he signed autographs, beamed for photographers and made five speeches in four days. One morning at a prayer breakfast, the new Chief Justice of the U.S. was moved by the singing of a Baptist youth choir. "How could anyone really worry about the young people of America," said Burger, "after witnessing what we have this morning...