Word: action
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...double-checked at every stage in the problem before going on to the next stage. To insure that the final typed results are correct, all numbers are recorded twice on the magnetic tape by two parallel and independent systems. Unless both numbers on the tape are identical, the striking action of the type bars sets off an alarm and stops the typewriters...
...forums centered around discrimination and segregation, academic freedom, and the current debate on Federal aid to education. The NSA took a stand against discriminatory admissions practices, citing character and academic standing as the only bases for determining a student's desirability. The organization will work for legislative action against schools which perpetuate discriminatory policies...
...segregation, the NSA formally adopted a course of action which has been used successfully at Michigan. The "Michigan Plan" prohibits campus organizations with discriminatory clauses in their charter or constitution and calls for enlightenment of already existent groups with such clauses. Regional officers will enforce this plan with the cooperation of college student government groups...
...urged the House Labor and Education Committee to end delay in reporting out the bill (Barden Bill) and called on committee chairman Representative John Lesinski (D., Mich.) to exercise all possible effort to bring congressional action to bear on the bill...
...Action Committee...