Word: wishfully
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...entire world will mourn the loss of the three astronauts [Feb. 3]. It is certain that the last thing the three gallant men concerned would wish would be for the space program to be abandoned. The benefits already given to mankind as a result of the space program are indeed tremendous, thanks to the devotion to duty of all concerned. Thank you, U.S.A...
Over many years one of the most important ways of coping with this difficult situation has been to try to fuzz it over. Under the guise of civil libertarian reasoning, welfare organizations, both national and local, have tried to "wish away" race as a category, and this has had the latent function of concealing the extent to which discrimination continues. One of the early civil-rights activities of the Kennedy administration was to try to reverse this trend so that at least the government could be informed about the extent to which Negroes were disadvantaged. Having this "color blind" point...
...nationality. In New York, a court held that discriminatory practices in violation of the open-housing laws can constitute "untrustworthiness" and thereby provide grounds for the revocation of a broker's license. In the other direction, laws giving homeowners the right to sell or rent to whomever they wish are being struck down. Following the lead of the California Supreme Court, which took similar action last year, a Michigan Circuit Court ruled that the voter-installed Detroit homeowners' ordinance was "unconstitutional because of its excessive vagueness...
...have done both more than some people would wish, and less than other advocate. We have been guided both by the demands imposed upon us by increased aggression and by the need for restrtaint in the application of force. We have been doing what the President judges to be necessary to protect the nation's vital interests, after hearing the views of the government's military and civilian experts. We shall continue to do what is necessary to meet the threat the Vietnamese and their allies face...
...than the year before. It is expected that the University collections will pass the 10 million volume mark during the next decade. In addition to buying these books and maintaining them, there is a question of where, for example, in Widener, place can be found for those who will wish to use them. The number of faculty and students, especially graduate students, using Widener, has long since passed the limits the building was intended to serve; and their numbers continue to grow (the faculty group, for example, by 44 per cent, the students, including graduate students by 48 per cent...