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Word: africa (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Judge said he favors eliminating the quota except for a five per cent minimum for non-English speaking countries in Asia, Africa. and Latin America-a proposal now under the consideration of the Admissions Policy Committee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEWSBRIEFS | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

...from 35° north latitude, where it normally centers, to 45° north. The shift eliminated summer rains from most of Europe and brought unusually warm and sunny weather. Meanwhile, cool air suddenly began to flow from the Soviet Union toward the Mediterranean. A low-pressure system over Northern Africa created a bowling-alley effect, directing the moisture-laden air mass straight at Tunisia. On the Tunisian-Algerian border, the Atlas Mountains blocked the air and caused the rain to fall. The mountains also set up a swirling air flow in which clouds gathered up new water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tunisia: The Big Flood | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

...salesmen are distributing leases at $17.50 a month. RX COUNT has already signed 1,724 leases and its revenues are running at an annual rate of almost $362,000-just for openers. Negotiations to produce and lease the counter are going on in Canada, Europe, South Africa and Australia. Rose-berg, now 56, is talking about a model that will also package the pills, type the labels and present a bill to the customer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inventions: To Build a Better Pill Counter | 12/5/1969 | See Source »

...department, Irven DeVore, chairman of the SocialAnthropology wing, told the CRIMSON last night that "the nomination is based both on an assessment of Stander's academic progress and performance of academic duties, and on the department's strong feeling that they wish to continue offering courses on Africa...

Author: By Samuel Z, | Title: Stauder Gets Soc Rel Ok For 1970-'71 | 12/5/1969 | See Source »

...group had hoped to force the firm into a public debate where they might "delegitimize them and show students who might work for them where their money comes from." Although another law firm allegedly involved in South Africa had publicly debated students the night before, Milbank refused to do so. The interviewers declined to comment on the refusal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEWS BRIEFS | 12/4/1969 | See Source »

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