The widespread publicity given last year to the mastectomies performed on the wives of the President and Vice President was probably responsible for saving thousands of lives. The human interest aroused in their personal drama did more to persuade … [Read more...] about Karen Ann Quinlen
Evanston School Idea
The American consumer has benefited greatly from our competitive economic system which constantly induces business rivals to produce better products at cheaper prices. The competition among calculator manufacturers has surely given us better and … [Read more...] about Evanston School Idea
New York Bank Loans
The Congressional bailout of New York City, which followed President Ford's reversal of position on that issue, is dramatic evidence of the hard political fact that a determined, well-organized, well-financed, aggressive minority (New York state) … [Read more...] about New York Bank Loans
Historical Mistakes
For forty years, the world was fooled by the Piltdown Man, a hoax which the anthropologists told us was the missing link to prove evolution. The fraud was exposed in 1953 and ENCYCLOPAEDiA BRITANNICA now describes the Piltdown Man under the heading … [Read more...] about Historical Mistakes
Diet & Exercise
Although a sensational new record for running the mile and many new swimming records were set this year, the more important athletic news comes from new diet and exercise discoveries beneficial to the middle-aged and the elderly. Last month, Jack … [Read more...] about Diet & Exercise
Ford’s Cabinet Shakeup
President Ford said that his recent Cabinet reshuffle was not the result of personality or policy differences, but of a normal de sire to build his own team instead of relying on holdovers from the previous Administration. This explanation of the … [Read more...] about Ford’s Cabinet Shakeup
The Biggest News Story
The most dramatic news event of the last decade is not any political election, not exchange visits of foreign heads of state, not Watergate, not space flights, not theVietnam War, not even New York City's impending default. It is the shift in the … [Read more...] about The Biggest News Story
Will E.R.A. Make Child-Care The State’s Job? — November 1975
Unemployment —Causes and Solutions — November 1975
New York Default?
If New York's problems were caused by a tidal wave, an earthquake, or a hurricane, Americans would help as generously as they have always helped victims of unavoidable disasters. New York's troubles, however, are of its own making. Nine out of the … [Read more...] about New York Default?
