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...Candidate Kennedy, he also had his uneasy moments. Invading the Minnesota-bordering, Humphrey-leaning, predominantly Protestant Tenth District, Kennedy glad-handed through towns that were called Mellen and Glidden, Park Falls and Montreal. Barreling along at 90 m.p.h. on the outskirts of Ladysmith, the Kennedy motorcade slowed down as it got near a group of cheering nuns and postulants, chilled from waiting at the roadside. Kennedy ordered a halt, hopped out of his car. One postulant wished him a happy St. Patrick's Day, pinned a green ribbon on his lapel. But Kennedy looked uncomfortable when photographers' bulbs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Plenty of Jack | 3/28/1960 | See Source »

...high school graduate and had an IQ rating of 137 (in the top 2%). But last week the frail, bright girl pondered bitter news. Not only is she unqualified for U.B.C., but if she wants to continue her education, she must start over again in the tenth grade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The World of Uncle Bill | 3/28/1960 | See Source »

...aisles of Boston Garden. But Auerbach himself is quick to admit that his coaching has worked no miracles: "Remember this-I've got some damn good horses." He has indeed. Guard Bob Cousy is basketball's finest little man (6 ft. 1 in., 175 lbs.). In his tenth season, Cousy is again leading the N.B.A. in play making (9.4 a game), averaging a solid 19.6 points and directing the fast break up the middle with near insolent skill. But the team is so well-balanced that it has no single outstanding high scorer. As many as four...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Basketball's Best | 3/14/1960 | See Source »

...Arthur Murray Party for Bob Hope (NBC, 9:30-10 p.m.). In the manner of a Circus Saints and Sinners meeting, an all-star goon squad gathers to "roast" Hope, celebrating his tenth year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: Time Listings, Mar. 14, 1960 | 3/14/1960 | See Source »

...departments, headed by Novelist Walter Van Tilburg Clark (The Oxbow Incident), is run by giant (11,000 students) San Francisco State College. And what about Virginia's tiny (400 men) Hampden-Sydney College? It tops all U.S. colleges in percentage of graduates with doctorates in physics, and is tenth in percentage of graduates listed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It Takes Good Nerves | 3/7/1960 | See Source »

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