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...summation, Thorndike points out that merely because an athlete might have suffered an earlier injury, one that may later prove detrimental, there is no reason why he should abandon athletics entirely...
...allies, said Dewey, are already carrying most of the burdens of a Pacific defense treaty, but are getting none of the benefits. Concluded Dewey: "We should stop allowing these vacuums of power to exist, because they invite wars . . . The greatest force on our side ... is moral leadership. If we abandon our friends and our moral leadership, we shall deserve the fate which will most surely be visited upon...
...rhinestone jewelry. Last week hardworking Parks added Double or Nothing (Mon., Wed., Fri., 2 p.m., CBS-TV) to the list of giveaway shows (Stop the Music, Break the Bank) on which he has given away yachts, swimming pools, mink coats, scholarships and round-the-world cruises with all the abandon of a politician passing out cigars...
...World & the Self. Speaking for the continental Buddhists, Dr. Malalasekera told his hosts: "If Japan is to rehabilitate herself, she must again seek her inspiration in Buddhism . . . Her people must renounce the easy, attractive ways of imitation . . . Will Japan be prepared to abandon her false friends, who will use her difficulties to promote their own interests, or join [the Buddhist nations] who are her spiritual kindred...
...last see the words which the human beings of this century had long been waiting for [quoting John Foster Dulles on the Republican attitudes toward foreign policy-TIME, Aug. 18]. "We . . . abandon the policy of containment and will actively develop hope and resistance spirit within the captive peoples" and "assume a psychological offensive and not be satisfied with a mere defensive policy...