Word: boosting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Financial Aid Office will boost scholarship stipends for next year to help meet rises in student expenses, but the exact amount of the aid increase is still uncertain...
...best tradition of his brother Robert, Edward Kennedy last week was being seen and heard on diverse issues. He visited California to boost Cesar Chavez' striking agricultural workers. In Washington, the Senator condemned excessive spending on the space program and blamed military psychology and pride for causing unnecessary American casualties in Viet Nam engagements like Hamburger Hill (see THE WORLD). Then, in a purely personal act, he pleaded for mercy in the sentencing of his brother's murderer...
...hour; in big cities he makes more. Philadelphia carpenters recently won a 23% pay increase, to $6.85 per hour, to be followed by a further 21% raise next year. Omaha roofers will get a 57% increase over the next two years, and Miami laborers will get a 70% boost over three years. The widening gap between wage rates in construction and manufacturing increases the chances of industrial strikes. Last year construction wage settlements were more than 31 times higher than those in oil, trucking and rubber, and five times the increases won by auto and cannery workers...
...team got a boost yesterday, however. Midfielder Bruce Regan was elected as next year's captain. When Harvard was behind this spring, Regan was usually part of the small corps that brought the Crimson roaring back. It was like the cavalry coming to the rescue in Rin Tin Tin, except in Rin Tin Tin it was never too late--it often was too late in Harvard lacrosse games this spring. Even the most observant spectators can't catch Regan loafing. He stood out especially against Yale. Not only did he score three goals, but he was constantly hustling on defense...
...demonstrate what a horror show it was. Out of all this misfortune and now critical press coverage, maybe something good will develop. Maybe next year all of Harvard's talent can be put together to make a winning, perhaps championship, team. The election of Regan is probably the biggest boost that Harvard lacrosse can be given right now. Much of the progress depends at this point on positive response by everyone involved, including some generous alumni support