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University officials have refused to allot more land to the Kennedy library because they object strongly to Kennedy family plans for use of the extra space, it was learned yesterday...
...committee described as "necessary for the healthy growth of American science" the expansion of institutional or general research grants and the awarding of small research grants to junior scientists. It also requested that federal agencies use advisory panels of scientists to evaluate research proposals and allot grants on the basis of scientific merit...
...northward exodus of hungry peasants that has emptied whole villages in the area. In 1952 the government finally earmarked $12.8 million for the project and promised repeatedly that construction would start in no time. Then, last summer, the indignant townsfolk discovered that they had been hoodwinked: the funds allot ted for their dam had been spent elsewhere. To protest their scurvy treatment, nearly 200 townsfolk joined in a 24-hour hunger strike last week...
...money for elementary and high school curriculum reform has come from Washington, the inspiration and technique have been undeniably local. In the loan program the government has simly passed the funds on to institutions, after determining their need, and--once the stated priorities were met--left them free to allot it as they wished...
...become more a matter of pride than pocketbook for image-conscious European firms, many of which try to exhibit at all of them, fearing that failure to exhibit might start a rumor that a company was in trouble. On such a scale, exhibitions can be very expensive; German companies allot $375 million yearly to fairs, or about half as much as they spend on all advertising. Such smaller companies as porcelain makers or optical works may hope to recoup their outlay in sales or business contacts. But for Krupp, Henschel, Mannesmann and other heavy machinery giants, which occupy...