Word: divest
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Neva Magketla '78, an SASC member, said yesterday, "Radcliffe should immediately divest itself ot its holdings in all banks that have made loans to the South African government, like First National Bank of Boston and the Bank of America...
...report released Thursday, the Corporation rejected student demands to divest its holdings in banks lending money to the apartheid government, and rejected demands that Harvard support all shareholder resolutions calling on corporations to withdraw operations from South Africa...
During the half-hour interview, Bok reiterated the position on divestiture outlined by the Corporation in its report. He said although it would cost the University a "considerable amount of money" to divest itself of holdings in corporations doing business in South Africa, the potential loss is not the only reason the Corporation is opposed to immediate divestiture...
Henry W. Sang, an MIT graduate student and coalition member, said Saturday petitions the group is circulating demand that Wellesley and MIT divest themselves of all investments in corporations operating in South Africa, that they remove their funds from banks making loans to the South African government, and that they publicly declare their opposition to apartheid...
...attempt to pressure Harvard to divest itself of its stocks in South Africa "is a very noble aspiration, but students are going about it the wrong way." Richard J. Miller '81 said yesterday...