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Word: afforded (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Dissent is a cherished right in this country, and above all at Harvard. In its harsher forms, as in yesterday's sit-in, it may inconvenience the University. But fostering dissent is the legitimate business of any university, and a college can afford to be far more flexible than society at large in setting limitations on the way protest may be conducted. The Administration, and Dean Glimp in particular, acted courageously and wisely in allowing the demonstration to run its course...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Justified Demonstration | 10/26/1967 | See Source »

...second reform is an end to general deferment of graduate students. "The national security transcends the interest of any individual or group of individuals," the deans said. This would prevent students who can afford higher education from flocking to graduate schools as a privileged sanctuary from the draft...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Deans Propose a Lottery | 10/26/1967 | See Source »

...prepared to deal with domestic riots. While some of its severest critics believe that it should be abolished, that is too total a solution for the safety of the people. The U.S. needs a capable reserve in order to limit the size of the permanent military establishment and still afford adequate protection in time of emergency. The states must have an effective force for riot control and service in time of disaster. It is time for politicians as well as professional and citizen soldiers to put aside their own interests and prejudices and turn their efforts to a solution that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: IT'S TO CHANGE THE GUARD | 10/20/1967 | See Source »

...that "El Birdos," as Cepeda calls them, can't afford four wheels of their own. The victory meant a fat paycheck of $8,900 per man, v. $5,600 for the Red Sox. Something else too. Just before their homeward-bound jet took off from Boston-and as the first of 8,000 welcomers arrived at St. Louis' Lam bert Airport-a surprise message was telegraphed from the White House inviting the Cardinals to stop over in Washington for a presidential reception. Owner August A. Busch Jr., an old L.B.J. pal, regretfully declined. Wired Gussie: "Our fans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball: The Day the Old Pros Won | 10/20/1967 | See Source »

...defended area, of course, is the 60 sq. mi. surrounding Hanoi; American pilots call it "the Barrel." "You just develop tunnel vision," says Captain Richard E. Guild, 27, "and simply go right in." Pilots have only 20 or 30 seconds to lay their bombs on target, and they cannot afford to think about anything else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Into the Barrel | 10/13/1967 | See Source »

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