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...improvements. Last year, for example, a popular spokesman joined the Committee in urging the adoption of a coat and tie rule for the Dudley dining room. But the plan nearly collapsed when he won a large scholarship and moved into a house, emphasizing the danger in the continual drain of Dudley's leadership. The magnetic effect of the houses has drawn away nearly half of the commuter total since 1952, and many of this number have been the outstanding members who could get University support. While the move so fine for the individual concerned, it has had a depressing influence...
...have found two small fields, which between them produce 4,000 bbls. a day-about 2% of consumption. Result: last year Brazil had to spend $220 million of her hard-earned foreign exchange for imported oil products. At present, in the midst of a desperate dollar shortage, oil imports drain away $20 million a month-more than all other dollar imports put together...
...vaccine does not prove effective, the foundation's $9,000,000 may go down the drain, along with an equal amount being gambled by six manufacturing companies. During the winter, the companies will produce for their own account an estimated 27 million cc. (30 tons), which they hope to be able to sell (at prices still undetermined) through family doctors for private patients. In any case, no vaccine can be released except under license from the Federal Government's Laboratory of Biologies Control...
Even ignoring the faulty historical justification, Hastie finds himself involved in still more difficult problems. The three religious centers that he would like to install would constitute a drain on already limited financial resources. Although Hastie has assured the Association he would look to its needs first, the same endowment funds obviously cannot be used twice. In past years the Association has been assisted by very sizeable amounts of each year's Combined Charities collection, in addition to the endowment funds. With part of the endowment committed to the religious groups, the Association would have to rely still more heavily...
Financial Drain...