Word: drives
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...grand climax to the most massive naval campaign ever, a campaign that led through Coral Sea, where the drive toward Australia was thrown back; through Midway, where the threat to Hawaii was decisively broken; through the "Marianas Turkey Shoot" (the Battle of the Philippine Sea), which broke the back of Japanese naval airpower. The relentless surge had driven the Japanese back to a final line of defense that included the home islands themselves, and hinged on the Philippines...
President Jordan expressed appreciation for the strong support given the fund drive by graduates, whom he described as a "great and abiding esource." He reported that the college is building its assets more quickly than it had expected...
...directors of the Combined Charities Drive have announced House captains for this year's campaign, which will begin...
Speaking to the Council on the Combined Charities Drive, Howard J. Phillips '62, co-chairman of the Drive Committee, pointed out the need for a strong campaign in the Yard and suggested a goal of $15,000. Albert L. Jacobs '61, secretary of the Harvard Student Council, announced that he and Lewis B. Oliver, Jr., '61 would act as liason between the Student and Freshman Councils...
...order to increase faculty participation, PBH has announced that, if 90 members contribute in the current drive, it will allow them to join the blood bank, where not only they, but also their families to the third generation, will be eligible for free blood whenever they need it. Only two faculty members donated last year...