Word: excepts
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...well. President Johnson had requested $662 million for his showcase exercise in creative federalism, which is aimed at encouraging cities to draw up their own plans for the rehabilitation of neighborhoods. The Appropriations Committee excised nearly two-thirds, leaving only $237 million. A motion to eliminate all funds except a token $12 million for planning was narrowly defeated...
That is no doubt true. But there were other reasons for the committee's curt dismissal of the parietals proposal. First of all, it was far too extreme. The plan Stewart backed called for noon to midnight visiting hours every day except Saturday, when they would last until 1 a.m. That would mean more than doubling the present number of hours, and that was just too radical for the Masters. After all, the only change before December of the rules drawn up in 1953-54 was extending Saturday hours from 11 p.m. to midnight. And that...
...asking for a trial period of extended hours that would become the focus of the Masters' lebate. Palazzo, meanwhile, drew up a far more detailed questionnaire. Together, the poll and the petition received favorable responses from 80 to 90 per cent of the students from all the residential Houses except Kirkland. Palazzo also pushed for a town meeting in Lowell House-an open forum where parietals and the revamping of House government would be discussed...
...larger question of parietals there are really only four positions: 1) No women in student rooms; 2) Women limited essentially to one part of the week; 3) Women allowed at all times except overnight; 4) No restrictions at all. The change that was made last fall to extend Friday night parietals was a welcome adjustment within framework (2). For many reasons which are totally independent of this change, 308 Lowell House members have petitioned the Committee for a change in philosophy. Many of those who voted felt that a more natural attitude would prevail if the restrictions were removed during...
There is no assurance that the experts writing the constitution will be anything except puppets of the regime, nor has a date been set for a popular referendum on the proposed constitution. The junta has made no commitment to hold elections even if a majority approves the constitution. And no provisions exist in case the Greek people are allowed to, and do, reject the proposals...