Word: congressmen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...aggressive style he should have used from the start. But his role in government affairs is crucial for Harvard and for Bok personally. In an era of heavy cutbacks in federal funds for education, there are few people more valuable to a university than Daly. Harvard may not "own" congressmen as U.S. big businesses do, but with Daly's connections the University comes pretty close...
...Classics, a basketball team for Harvard undergraduates who feel they lack either the time or talent for the varsity program, started last November to gather support for the trip by writing to congressmen...
...Once the dust has settled and the CIA is no longer Page One news, many members are likely to lose interest. Closed-door meetings don't allow Congressmen to make speeches or issue press releases or titillate their constituents with inside stories." So argues Democratic Representative Les Aspin of Wisconsin. His cynical point is that a congressional committee to oversee CIA operations would be a washout in five years because its members would lose their enthusiasm as soon as the CIA was no longer a big story...
Fair was abruptly relieved of his command early this month-though many corps veterans still believe the wrong general was sacked. Initially, Fair was to have retired with a three-star general's pension-roughly $38,000 including various emoluments. But some Congressmen raised objections, and the Army retired him at his permanent two-star (major general) rank instead. That will cost the 32-year veteran as much as $3,000 a year...
...authorized by me with my signature. Now with any Administration that is deceptive, of course, I think the Congress and public ought to be wary. But as far as we are concerned, there is not going to be any commitment that the Congress or a fairly sizable number [of Congressmen or Senators&] do not know about...