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...College on the Charles" was almost the "College on the Beach"--in the 1630s, when the Overssers of the hypothetical institution, now known as Harvard College, were searching for a location to settle, they came close to accepting an offer of 300 ocean-bordered acres of land in Salem, Mass. Instead, they chose Newtowne, which was renamed Cambridge the year the school opened...
...between the bureau and Harvard is fairly close now because Feldstein is president and has rebuilt the bureau around a younger generation," Otto Eckstein, Warburg Professor of Economics and Harvard's appointee to the NBER's Board of Directors, says. "He has attracted a group of young scholars, many from Harvard--bright, capable people still in their creative years...
Several people connected with the bureau say both Harvard and the NBER have benefitted from their close relationship. The bureau fosters a community spirit, provides an efficient and effective environment for study, as well as office space, resources and access to other economists. In addition, some say it may be easier to get grant money through the NBER than through an individual application. The bureau, in turn, has at its disposal young and outstanding economists. "Harvard has been very good in facilitating our operation," McLure says...
...source in the Rules Committee said yesterday the 9-5 tally "is not very close for the committee," adding that both members of the committee who missed the vote would have voted in favor of sending the legislation to the floor for debate...
Robin Schmidt, vice-president of government and community affairs--who has made Harvard's opposition to the bill known in Washington--said yesterday the vote in Congress is expected to be very close...