Word: whitmanic
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Most universities would jump at the chance of getting a top presidential aide on their faculty, especially when his academic credentials are as lustrous as those of Walt Whitman Rostow. But when Rostow sought to reclaim his post as a professor of economic history at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which he left eight years ago to join John Kennedy, he was turned down. The most obvious explanation, that Rostow was blackballed for his hard line on Viet Nam, caused the New York Times's James Reston to write last week: "Is a man to be punished for beliefs sincerely...
John Ince jumped a notch from fifth to fourth place by outlasting Fernando Gonzalez in a gruelling five-game match. Peter Abrams defended his number six position by defeating challenger and number seven man Steve Whitman, 3-1. Finally, Ed Atwood extended his undefeated string of challenge matches by eliminating Bruce Wigand, 3-1, to earn his number eight ranking...
...prize is given by playwright Robert Anderson in memory of his wife. Judges this year were Harry T. Levin, Irving Babbit Professor of Comparative Literature, Cedric Whitman, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature, and David Wheeler, director of the Theatre Company of Boston...
...Michael Gill, senior resident of Whitman Hall who originated the idea, took the bus on a trial run at 7 p.m. last Tuesday. The bus made a complete circuit, including stops, in less time than will be necessary in order to stay on schedule...
...SAMUEL WHITMAN Long Beach, Calif...