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...week of August. Students in the plan get a month's breather after the third semes ter, then start in again. Students and teachers both may take either two or three semesters each year. If they choose three, students can finish college, go on to graduate school and embark on a profession while they are still quite young. As for the teachers, they can either earn one-third more money each year or, by working only two of the shortened semesters, find more time for research and travel. So far, Pitt has had no trouble signing up faculty members...
...promised to maintain the administrative efficiency achieved by General Ne Win's 17 months of army rule, and to emulate the democratic impartiality with which Ne Win presided over the elections. Last time. U Nu acknowledged, "we bit off more than we could chew. We propose not to embark on any new state enterprise, and, in particular, not to nationalize any existing industry now in private hands." Topping off his speech, U Nu repeated his most cherished pledge-to make Buddhism Burma's state religion...
...reason for confidence; Ward's sales (1958 total: $1.1 billion) rode 19% ahead of last year's in February and March, will probably show a 14% gain for April, "We are on the eve of a decade of great economic activity," said Chairman Barr. "We would not embark on a program of this scope if we did not have great faith in the future of our economy...
...Embark on a program of nationalization of such industries as sulphur, using the clause in the constitution giving the state control over subsoil resources...
...London Times, a sure sign that normalcy is returning. In Poland-so far the only Communist state to succumb to the latest U.S. export-the shortage of hoops has become critical. Complained one youth wjeekly: "If the Ministry of Light Industry and the Chamber of Artisans do not embark upon the production of hoops, we will be seriously delayed in hula hoop progress, especially on the international level...