Word: development
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Faculty of Arts and Sciences appointed an executive committee--which included Littauer Professor of Public Administration Richard E. Neudstadt; President Derek C. Bok, then dean of the Law School; and Lamont University Professor John T. Dunlop, Nixon's labor secretary--to develop an independent, degree-granting program in public policy...
...school's most important goal now is to develop a strong faculty with both academic and practical government experience, Allison says...
...secretary said the "moral difference" between the two superpowers forces the U.S. to develop SDI and bolster its military arsenal to make it clear to the Soviets that "it would be in their national interest not to fight and not to launch an attack...
Authorities generally agree on the requirements for an effective program. It must start in the lower grades or kindergarten; two health educators at the state-funded Western Massachusetts Primary Prevention Center are even developing a program for preschoolers. It must be continuous, not a one-shot or one-week affair. It must go beyond drugs to teach children how to develop the self-esteem that those tempted by narcotics usually lack and how to deal with strains and tensions without turning to drugs. It must not only tell children to say no but train them to resist peer pressure...
...Hunts' current crisis began last March when Placid, an oil exploration and development firm, defaulted on some $1.1 billion in bank loans. The Hunts and their lenders had not been able to agree on a plan to renegotiate the debt. The Hunts wanted Placid to hold off on making any bank payments so that the company could go ahead with aggressive off-shore drilling projects. The brothers were especially keen to develop a tract called Green Canyon, off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. But the bankers insisted that Placid should accelerate, not halt, its debt payments...