Word: commands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fully agree with your contention that Professor William Shockley's First Amendment rights are being abused. But Shockley abuses his position in the scientific community when he trades on irrelevant past accomplishments and position to command a forum for his ideas in a field in which he has neither formal training nor significant experience. If a Mr. William Shockley were to expound upon his theory of dysgenics, would he command the same audience and credibility as "Stanford University Professor William Shockley, a Nobel prizewinner"? I doubt...
...domestic repression in this century. Rockefeller, whose Commission on Critical Choices for America is the latest step in his endless quest for the presidency, broke off negotiations two years ago between the state and the prisoners who had revolted to protest conditions at Attica State Prison. His command to state troopers to surround and retake the fortress led to the unnecessary deaths of 37 prisoners and guards...
...regional "hubs" across the U.S. When correspondents' stories reach these central offices, they are now fed directly into computers. Seated next to their CRTS, wire-service editors can order the computer to display on-screen a list of all stories filed during the previous 24 hours. Another command can call up the text of a story, which is then seen on the screen in segments of up to 31 lines at a time. As the editor electronically rolls the story forward, he can maneuver a lighted blip called a "cursor" to make changes in the copy. If he wants...
...country where age has traditionally been an important criterion for industrial command, Hon da Motor Co. was long conspicuous for the youth of its leadership; Soichiro Honda founded the company in 1948 when he was only 42. Now, having built it into a colossus with sales of $1.2 billion a year, he is returning the company to the junior side of the generation gap by retiring at 67 and turning over the reins to Kiyoshi Kawashima, 45, a quiet, self-deprecating engineer who at 45 is at least 15 years younger than most Japanese chief executives...
Turner assumes command at a time of skepticism about McDonald's chances for continuing its phenomenal growth. The price of the stock has fallen from 76% in late February to 44)4 recently, because of fears that driving curbs will bite deeply into the chain's business. Turner, however, notes that McDonald's has lately been building more restaurants in "walking" neighborhoods, especially in cities...