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...antiwar rallies that drew 125,000 in New York and 55,000 in San Francisco. But it came close. Down sun-dappled Fifth Avenue marched Legionnaires and longshoremen, Boy Scouts and Medal of Honor winners, Kiwanians and Knights of Columbus, Iroquois Indians, exiles from Communist nations and a slew of swinging bands. (A conspicuous absentee: Mayor John Lindsay.) The parade drew an estimated 63,000, but the supporters yielded nothing in spirit to the opponents...
After more than a decade of sizzling national growth, Israel's planners decided late in 1965 that it was high time for mitun-which is Hebrew for slow down, and has become the government's slogan for a slew of measures designed to put the brakes on the economy. "The objective," explained Israeli Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir, "is simply to step back a pace in order to leap forward." So far, that step back has been bigger than anyone expected...
There are a slew of sure scorers: Ron Wilson should place fourth in the weight, and Bob Benka and Bruce Hedendal will grab the bottom two slots in the shot. Schoonover is favored in the vault and either Pete Lazarus or Dave Bell (a surprise fifth last year) should get fifth...
Although the DAS has had no formal teaching function in the past, this year it is undertaking a graduatelevel course and using cases drawn from the experience of overseas advisers. Moreover, a slew of professors in economics--Simon S. Kuznets, Arthur Smithies, John R. Meyer, and Mason, to name a few--have gone out with the DAS to consult with field experts and then applied their findings in courses...
...thirteenth year of the reign of Nathan and in the third of the reign of Kingman a slew of winged seraphim spitting hellfire descended unto Jonathan, son of Henry, and he was sore afraid. "Lo," said one of the seraphim as with twain he did cover his eyes, and with twain he did cover his ears and with twain he did cover his mouth, making of consequence his "Lo" wondrously muffled...