Word: boons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...construction and operation of the new Canal were directed by the OAS, the waterway would serve as more than a boon to shipping and a means of ending the persistent hassles caused by the Panama Canal. The United States would have to bear most of the costs, and would deserve most of the revenues. Provisions for military security might be hard to arrange, but would also be much less critical than they are at the Panama Canal, where a few sticks of dynamite could knock a lock out of operation for months...
...international projects have been debated with such fervor or greeted with such optimism as the St. Lawrence Seaway. When it opened in 1959, its proponents prophesied that it would create "America's fourth seacoast," spread prosperity along its banks, and prove a boon to commercial shippers in the U.S. and Canada, which shared the $470 million cost of building it. After five years of operation, the Seaway has not come near to fulfilling that promise. Last week in Detroit, a Senate commerce subcommittee held hearings to discuss the Seaway's troubles and what can be done about them...
...letter to the parents of undergraduates, Dustin M. Burke '54, Director of Student Employment praises as "a boon to underprivileged students" the new Harvard Student Agencies Tutoring School. A CRIMSON editorial pointing out that the University banned tutoring schools in 1940 draws a fiery reply from Dean Monro, who accuses the paper of "continued unfounded badgering of the HSA and yellow journalistic tactics...
...This boon to mankind is another application of the omnipresent computer, developed by nongolfing Scientist Maximilian Richard Speiser from a system he had invented for tracking low-flying ballistic missiles. Speiser applied the system to golf balls...
Children with lung damage already far advanced received little benefit, but those with only moderate damage showed remarkable improvement after continuous treatment for two years or more. They could be far more active physically, they slept better (a boon to worn-out parents), they gained weight, and one grew three inches in 18 months as compared with only three-quarters of an inch in the preceding 18 months...