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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Regions, like people, age," writes Harris, "and in the aging process an economic arteriosclerosis tends to develop. This social disease develops as inhabitants of new industrial regions, full of vigor and enthusiasm seeking a place in industry, confront the older regions with intense competition. These newer areas take industries away from the older ones, for the freedom of manufacture, relatively unfettered by past practices and customs, gives them a decided advantage in the struggle for newer industries...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harris Analyzes Economic Crisis Facing Industries in New England | 5/15/1952 | See Source »

...statement, they stated: "While we believe that General Eisenhower would make the strongest Republican candidate and an excellent president, we are not pledging ourselves to the candidacy of any particular individual for two reasons. 1) It will be impossible until well after April 29 to tell what situations may confront the convention; and 2) the people are to be given opportunity this year to express their preferences at the presidential primaries, and such preferences should be given thoughtful consideration by every delegate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Amory States Candidacy As GOP Delegate | 1/31/1952 | See Source »

This is to advise you that I am not a defendant in a tax case, criminal or civil, and I have never had a tax case before any court, criminal or civil. My tax problems have been confined to those that would confront the ordinary businessman of equal financial circumstances, and I have not asked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 28, 1952 | 1/28/1952 | See Source »

...Board of Overseers is not designed for reading by the general Harvard public. But as a short course in the theory and practice of administering universities, it is an unequalled experience for the layman. It sums up in a score of pages the problems and possibilities that confront a free, private, expanding, and diverse institution at a time when uncertainty and confusion are the keynote...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Book Review | 1/26/1952 | See Source »

...most complex variety of problems; and its is most essential that we develop a large group of union members and officers who are qualified by training and study to help this country's organized labor movement find constructive solutions, not only to labor problems but to the issues which confront the entire nation...

Author: By Arthur Oesterreicher, | Title: Union Management Program Marks Tenth Birthday at Business School | 12/14/1951 | See Source »

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