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TENTH: The successful resolution of the Cuban missile crisis was fundamentally the achievement of two men, John F. Kennedy and Nikita S. Khrushchev. We know that in this anniversary year John Kennedy would wish us to emphasize the contribution of Khrushchev; the fact that an earlier and less prudent decision...
If John Hinckley's bullets seemed to hit dangerously close to the heart of a nation, his acquittal struck explosively at its sense of moral righteousness. Said Bell County, Texas, District Attorney Arthur Eads: "Only in the U.S. can a man try to assassinate the leader of the country...
Despite all that the Catholic Church did for him, Herrin is now an atheist who has "retired from religion." Interviewed by Meyer after he had spent three years in a medium-security prison, he insists: "I think I've served enough time to compensate." Others would side with the...
On the face of it, Susan Montgomery Williams of Fresno, Calif., Willie Hollingsworth of Freeport, N.Y., and the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, 64, president of the University of Notre Dame, would not appear to have a lot in common. But this year they are all set to be included in...
Another recipient of human compassion last week was Real Dare, the only gelding in this year's Derby. He finished last. Not that anyone.expected Real Dare to win. He had finished last in the Louisiana Derby. But there is more at stake in Real Dare's life than...