Word: councill
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...Council for Excellence. "In some fashion," said Rickover, "we must devise a way to introduce uniform standards into American education. It would be best to set up a private agency, a Council of Scholars, financed by our colleges and universities as a joint undertaking-or perhaps by Foundations. This council would set a national standard for the high school diploma, as well as for the scholastic competence of teachers. High schools accepting this standard would receive official accreditation, somewhat on the order of the accreditation given medical schools and hospitals. Teachers would receive a special certificate if they complete...
Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria for the 44th annual convention of the National Foreign Trade Council...
...nonpolitical council, whose corporate members range from huge General Motors to small Insular Lumber Co., called for an increased flow of private U.S. capital abroad, more lending authority for the Government's Export-Import Bank. It also put itself squarely on the side of free trade in the coming congressional battle by protectionists to end President Eisenhower's tariff-cutting powers, which are up for renewal next June 30. Rather than revoke the powers, said the council, Congress should extend them "with adequate authority to safeguard vital interests of domestic American industries in line with the national interest...
Declared the council: "Now more than ever, the economic well-being and security of the U.S. and other free nations require a high and rising level of international trade. As regards the United States, a large volume of international trade serves to ensure the availability, on the most favorable terms, of strategic materials and other products essential to its military security and to the expanding requirements of its economy. It also provides broader outlets for the products of American farms and factories, and thus enhances the prosperity of our country...
Petitions for junior and sophomore candidates in Student Council class elections are due today by 5 p.m. at the Council office in Phillips Brooks House. Petitions must have 25 names from the class of the candidate and must be accompanied by a biographical sketch...