Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Soon President Truman was throwing bricks at his favorite targets-the 80th Congress, the "privileged few," the "vested interests." He recalled that Minnesota had been carved out of Thomas Jefferson's boldly expensive Louisiana Purchase, which he likened to his own plan of expansion: the Fair Deal. Cried Truman...
Most colleges are now recovering from the over-crowding of the GI Bill era, and a new influx of students would put a strain on housing and classroom facilities. But if President Truman's goal of four and a half million students in universities by 1960 is to be realized...
Included in the expansion program is the addition of new equipment to be placed in a second control booth. It will supplement regular facilities, improving transmission and reception of broadcasts. Total costs of the equipment, which is not included in the construction estimate, have not yet been computed.
Significant about Harvard and Radcliffe is the fact the neither school, despite its increased financial cares, has curtailed any of its main facilities. Instead, both schools have been able to continue expansion; libraries, housing, and research facilities to name a few items, have continued to grow.
PBH's syringe and needle men have located three times more blood at Harvard this year than has ever been contributed in the past. With pledges now over the 600 mark, the drive will undoubtedly set a new record in blood gleaned from the student body. Credit for this expansion...