Word: also
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Required reading in several texts will also be assigned. The fee for the course is five dollars, and enrollment may be made in person or by mail at 11 Weld Hall...
From the discussion at the meeting, it can be assumed that questions regarding broad phases of educational policy will be dealt with by the committee as these questions are brought up by the Deans. The Committee would also initiate proposals and investigated them along with...
...engine from 550 Ibs. to 506 Ibs., but increased power from 123 h.p. to 162 h.p. "We did not build a test model because there was not time to experiment," Cole recalls. "That's how crazy and confident we were." The engine proved to have bugs. But it also had zip, and when the bugs were eliminated, the zip gave Chevy sales a push...
...Little Intrigue." A devoted sports-car fan, Cole also volunteered to develop the sporty Corvette when no other G.M. division wanted it. "The Corvette gave the whole Chevy Division a little intrigue, and, believe me, we needed intrigue," says Cole, who likes to use the word "intrigue" to connote sex appeal and daring. Cole still enjoys running Corvettes around Chevy's test tracks at 115 m.p.h. He also ordered a 30% speedup in the escalators of Chevy's new engineering center; engineers call them the "turnpikes...
...break came as shortages were putting heavy pressure on management. In Peoria, Caterpillar (tractors and earth-moving equipment) announced layoffs of 11,500 men at three Illinois plants and in San Leandro, Calif. In General Motors' parts plants, there were widespread layoffs. The corporation also said that it will have to begin closing many assembly plants, starting with Chevrolet the first of October, although it thought it could keep some Chevy plants running to Nov. 1. Chrysler said it will start shutting down in November. Even Ford, which makes 40% of its steel at the integrated Rouge plant, expects...