Word: desks
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...amendment must be ratified by 38 states, some of which are understandably reluctant to give up political power that is often far out of proportion to their population. The amendment does have the support of President Nixon, who has said he will sign it if it reaches his desk-although he doubts that it will get that far. His doubts have failed to discourage proponents of electoral reform. Ten months ago, skeptics predicted that no reform bill would even reach the House floor...
...skeptics who still doubt that the cashless society is only a credit card away should have visited Ohio State University last week. There, with all the aplomb of executives signing for an expense-account lunch, student after student stepped up to the bursar's desk during registration, pulled out a shiny Bank-Americard and announced: "I'd like to charge it on my credit card, please...
...Freshman seminar office, a wispish young secretary explained the paranoia. all the while toying with the keys that hung inserted in the lock of her desk...
Downstairs, in the Freshman Dean's office, four secretaries puzzled over a desk wondering where to hide the freshman writing samples. The cabinet with the old course catalogues was apparently already locked...
During the Resistance, someone always sat at the desk to answer the phone. When the Resistance was very big, that was a very important position. Walrus had been there most of the days I spent there. He was also there...