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...name of curing eleven years of impotent democracy: 1) the legal system, based on the British code, must be drastically improved to give the people "quicker justice"; 2) birth control must be introduced because Pakistanis are "breeding too fast"; 3) Pakistan must prepare itself for austerity in order to regain a sound economy...
Winans stated that he was "going to inquire" into what could be done to regain Harvard's membership in the NSA. However, Leland explained that "the Council is bound by the students' decision until another referendum is taken." This could not be done, he added, until next year, as no referendum may consider the same issue in the same year...
...Hatfield, Lyman Wood, and Bill Stone appear as the main backers of Winthrop's attempt to regain the championship of two years...
...White House beat, showed up happily last week perched on the side door of the U.P.I.'s red and white convertible as it slowly tailed Ike's limousine at Ligonier, Pa. Still undecided was whether Smith would resume his old status as senior wire service correspondent, regain the perquisite of ending presidential press conferences with "Thank you, Mr. President." But for the time being, Newsman Smith was glad enough just to be back from Peoria...
...ahead of last year in specific orders, figured that the growing recovery in the economy will keep sales improving. Dealers also look for a sales boost from the new federal law that requires factory-suggested list prices to be posted on all cars; they believe it will help them regain the confidence of customers who were burned by the razzle-dazzle price packs of yesteryear...