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...coverage endangered Harvard's relations with the new administration. Smith was particularly upset. "The whole thing got blown out of proportion by the Globe," Smith said. "We were very concerned, for obvious reasons, when the story strongly implied that Harvard did not want Reagan at Commencement. We wanted to dispel any such impression." Calling the whole matter "an embarrassment," Smith said he was concerned that the story had done "significant damage" to relations with the Reagan White House, possibly hurting the ability to place graduate students in administrative positions. Allison, looking back on it, was more sanguine; he said...
...effort to dispel rumors that Lowell was trying to impose the church proposal unilaterally. Allston Burr, Class of 1889, chairman of the Harvard War Memorial Fund Committee, wrote a letter to the editors of the Crimson, in which he disclosed that his committee had studied the question for five years before arriving at the church proposal. The committee had then sent letters to the next-of-kin of the Harvard dead, explaining the committee's proposal for a memorial church and asking for contributions. Burr wrote...
...Crimson hopes to dispel the memories of that pre-season trip by asserting its presence on the national scene beginning Saturday. But its not going to be easy. By the luck of the draw, the Crimson drew the tournament-favorite Pepperdine to play in the opening round--which is similar to being sent to the Quad...
...also hopes that the autobiography will dispel the following myths...
...union which has the motto "We can't eat prestige." District 65 staked a lot on prestige in this campaign. Officials hoped the association with the UAW would dispel the doubts held last time around about the union's financial stability and its negotiating record...