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...know exactly what procedure was used to derive the list of nominees for my appeals committee; apparently, the Dean (Maurice D. Kilbridge) and other faculty members nominated whomever they wished, either from the floor or in advance of the meeting. Nor is there any way of knowing on what criteria, and with what aims in mind, individuals were nominated: was it to put forth persons whose independence and probity would be beyond question, or was it to try to place on the committee persons who would be likely to find for the GSD? The presence on the list...
...your article regarding the attempt of the National Council of Churches to influence the investment procedures of its member denominations according to certain moral and religious criteria [Jan. 17], you quite rightly point out the immense difficulties in evaluating the morals of a corporate entity. Though the point is well taken, it produces, if carried to extremes, complete withdrawal from attempts to influence society. Those who disdain action until they are 100% certain of the "purity" of the cause and the results of their action are those who will watch the suffering and feel satisfied that they had no part...
...once again makes a mockery of the official guideline of 5.5%, although not quite so badly as in some previous cases. The conductors, firemen and brakemen agreed to changes in a long list of make-work rules that will substantially increase productivity, thus fulfilling one of the few valid criteria for seeking pay raises above the guidelines...
Besides, while Congress wants the Postal Service to try to recover costs, that is only one ingredient in setting new rates. Other factors must be weighed against it. The Postal Reorganization Act that set up the Postal Service specifies eight criteria, including the value of the mails to senders and recipients, and the effect of new rates on the public. Testifying before the rate commission on behalf of his monthly magazine Decision, Evangelist Billy Graham demanded a "social evaluation of the relative merits of various rates...
...said the proposals by the deans would be evaluated by the following criteria...