Affluent Society Sees Sunny Side (Washington Post) 6-21-61f
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By Elizabeth Ford America's affluence as "fab- based on a steady hicrease told a morning session of
THE ulous," said that "the over of knowledge, argued that; the AAUW that Africad
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GRY LO and the nose- riding fact seems to be that this means that education., h continent's � '
itself, should be a continlu- side and that the ea tinent s
to -the- rindstonephilosophyif we manage our economic key political c uestiorn ft��!n-�
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found few supporters now on is from. whom. t�he,.........
ppoi ters a.t a we will be doing all that is Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus,
dean of the Institute of aid will be sou.glLt and whe
panel discussion on the necessary to achieve our it can be delive':red. _
affluent society, which high- military y Technology; University d "In every African coup,
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marked the general meeting effective economic develop- 4G try," i�illiams said, "the peo-
knowing more a good na-
last night of the national ment- overseas." tional pastime. In oceano- pl'e are hungry for economi
convention of the American Dr. Mary I. Bunting, presi- grapl�y9 his specialty, he said and social improvement. Be -
..Association of University dent of Radcliffe College, o'Cean w weather forecasting cause they have all too little
Women at the Sheraton- wanted to smoke out the old- has "ahead saved 1Q per to work with, _�.friccan gov-
Park• fashioned out -dated rat race Y p cent of the fuel ball of l�.e ernments must seek aid or
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President Kennedys ap- In place of workaday goals, cent S. Navy." He also said risk deepening 'troubles."
pear to the American people once necessary in a society U.that scientific ways of "see- OTH:F1�, TOPICS tha '
to sacrifice was branded not so affluent she wanted
it by Dr. Dexter M. to see new goals that would ing by sound" are important carne in for discussion a
Keener, economic advisor to tend to produce more f actors in national defense morning sessions were. mass
the McGraw Hill Publishing "aesthetic a n d altruistic a,gainst attacks by subma- media and women in Con-
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