Word: cutoffs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...There was evidence that the operation was indeed proving useful in purely military terms. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird pressed his commanders in Viet Nam about the possibility of accelerating U.S. troop withdrawals. At the same time, Administration loyalists in the Senate conducted an effective stalling action against a cutoff of funds for any future U.S. operations in Cambodia after June 30. Often speaking to a nearly empty chamber, Republican Senators prevented any substantive vote. An innocuous change in the wording of the measure's preamble was approved, 82 to 11, but it amounted only to what Republican Whip...
...cutoff numbers for Harvard living in the room-assignment lottery in which all Radcliffe women participated earlier this month have been lowered accordingly for each class...
...life as "Crazy George" -spent three years between 1961 and 1964 in various mental institutions in New York, where he was listed as an "alleged dangerous mental defective.." In 1964, he was released after finally achieving a score of 75 on a standard IQ test-five points over the cutoff point for such a case...
...committees will decide on a cutoff lottery number for each of the three classes involved in the exchange. Next year's seniors have the best chance of remaining on the Harvard-bound list, next year's sophomores the worst chance. The Radcliffe Residence Office in Fay Hall will have the final list tomorrow...
...According to the district chief, Communist troops are beginning to run short of supplies as a result of Phnom-Penh's decision to cut off supply routes. Last week's series of attacks may have been intended as a warning of what lies ahead if the supply cutoff continues...