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Rosovsky will "consult" the department because of recent disclosures that Kearns does not plan to publish the manuscript she submitted to the senior faculty before it nominated her for tenure. Harvey C. Mansfield '53, chairman of the department on leave this year, said yesterday...
...congressional leaders thought that Ford should have sought Congress's advice before acting. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield praised Ford for making a "very difficult decision. I think it was the right one." But he also complained: "I was not consulted. I was notified after the fact." The 1973 War Powers Resolution requires Ford to consult with Congress "whenever possible" before taking military action. Ford told the leaders that he had acted "on the basis that this was the proper exercise of my responsibility" as Commander in Chief...
...statute that could, among other things, result in many firms in the nine-nation Community being governed by supervisory boards representing shareholders, labor and management. In Sweden, worker groups have already won the right to audit company books. In The Netherlands, major employers are required by law to consult a workers' council before closing even an unprofitable plant. In Norway, workers may decide among themselves if they want board representation, then elect up to a third of a company's directors...
...Netherlands, every firm with more than 100 employees must form a works council of up to 25 employees elected by their peers. It is not done all the time, but management is theoretically required to consult the councils on practically anything likely to affect the company significantly-expansion plans, merger possibilities, closings, changes in pension plans. In 1974, workers of the Delta-Lloyd insurance group succeeded in overriding management's plan to merge with a Dutch firm and chose instead to make a deal with the British Commercial Union Assurance...
Students in a panic who don't want to bail out can always consult the Bureau of Study Counsel, where private tutoring for specific courses is available. For some reason, though, the Bureau's workload, fairly heavy through the year, does not significantly increase as exams approach...