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Calling crime "a malignant enemy in America's midst," Johnson said: "Since 1940 the crime rate in this country has doubled. It has increased five times as fast as our population since 1958. The cost of operating our police departments has risen by 50% in the last five years...
They start arriving on the steep stone steps at an early hour. In wintertime, the motorcycle jackets and minks, chesterfields and children's snowsuits quilt the entrance. In summer, every shirtsleeve seems to end in an ice cream cone. In any season it is Sunday, and the people wadded...
Scotch is aged in used barrels, which improve flavor and prevent undue evaporation. Best for the job are sherry-soaked, whiteoak barrels from Spain. Second best and far behind are used 50-gallon bourbon barrels from the U.S., in which most Scotch is matured. Because of rapidly rising Scotch demand...
The Aussies got into the game much later than the U.S., but with characteristic push. They have been playing softball since World War II, and now have no fewer than 450 women's teams. Besides, beating an Australian at anything is a considerable chore. For five innings of the...
Taking the Heat Off. After years of trying to shake a too frequently justified image as only puffed-up high schools, the junior colleges have earned general acceptance as one of the most dynamic and useful assets of higher education. Last year 41 new two-year colleges, many boasting spectacular...