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Instead the Council passed the first paragraph of the motion, which requests the City Manager to confer with representatives of the University "with a view toward solving the traffic problem in Harvard Square...
...relapse, after his death or retirement, into "the precarious and disastrous condition that it knew for 50 years" of unending political crises. To correct what he once called "the badly constructed framework" of the Third and Fourth Republics, De Gaulle proposes to strengthen the present presidential system and thus confer on his successor the authority that Charles de Gaulle enjoys by virtue of his immense personal prestige...
...corporate and personal income taxes. Said Hotelman Conrad Hilton: "For many years, our tax structure has been based on social objectives rather than on economic objectives, to the detriment of business activity and employment." Most businessmen recognized that to ram through reform, Kennedy would have to have benefits to confer to make up for the reductions in tax write-offs and tightening of tax loopholes. Drawled R. P. Baxter, president of the Rio Grande National Life Insurance Co.: "I think President Kennedy wants to hold Out so he'll be in a better position to bargain when the full...
...they reasoned, would stifle the criticism from British opponents of the Common Market on both the Left and the Right who have bitterly complained that the Macmillan government was rushing Britain into Europe with undue haste. Moreover, the deadlock could be interpreted by the Commonwealth Prime Ministers, who will confer in London next month, as heartening proof of Britain's intention to stand firm on behalf of Commonwealth interests and to hold out for the best possible terms...
...used alone, the attenuated (weakened but still live) virus causes fever in 80% of vaccinees, and a rash in 50%-reactions too much like natural measles to be acceptable to many parents. The killed-virus vaccine does not have these side effects, but neither, says Enders, does it confer long-lasting immunity...