Word: consultancy
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...instead of air conditioning last summer when the temperature was below 78°. We could consider solar energy. The tax incentive rang noisy bells in our heads-we are being clobbered on taxes." Mrs. Gibson plans to respond to Carter's challenge by calling in an architect to consult on insulation and on the hot water supply...
DEAN FOX'S decision to reduce the number of House dining halls serving full breakfasts in order to facilitate the opening of the Freshman Union on weekends reveals a disturbing disregard for the overwhelming student and worker opposition to the proposal. By failing to consult the Committee on Houses and Undergraduate Life about the proposed change Fox once more displayed his contempt for the proper democratic channels of University decision-making...
Last week Fox avoided the pressures of any possible opposition when he did not consult CHUL. Fox has resorted to such dissent-quashing tactics before, with equally undesirable results. His unveiling of a comprehensive housing plan during fall reading period (when most students were busy studying for exams) enabled him to railroad substantial alterations in the housing system through a lame-duck CHUL which had rejected a similar plan in less harried times. Apart from the undemocratic way in which the decision to open the Union and reduce breakfast service was made, the change itself will result in inconveniences...
Labor leaders are outraged because Carter does not consult with them more often on economic policies and seems more worried about inflation than unemployment. They are also upset about his refusal to boost tariffs to protect the shoe industry. Farm groups are angry over his penny-pinching proposals to hold down increases in price supports for their crops. On the other hand, businessmen fear that his plans for stimulating the economy, chiefly through a $50 tax rebate for most Americans, will not help the economy and may spur inflation. To add to the worries of the business community, the Labor...
...Court reviewed juvenile justice procedures through In re Gault, a case involving an Arizona boy abruptly jailed after making an obscene telephone call. The court decided that Gault and other young defendants should have many due-process rights available previously only to adults. Among them were the rights to consult an attorney and to cross-examine witnesses...