Word: favorities
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hanover, N.H., Dartmouth and Clarkson traded first period goals--Rich Ryerson for the Big Green and Kevin Owen for the Golden Knights--and then settled down for a 50-minute waiting game until junior Dennis Murphy ended the suspense and the game, 2-1, in favor of Dartmouth. Clarkson goalie Rick Mills stopped 36 shots on the night, while Dartmouth's Bob Gaudet snared...
...come out in favor of either complete or limited withdrawal. Indeed, it has not taken any steps to alter significantly corporate policies in South Africa. A growing number of Harvard Faculty members believe that Harvard should take positive action. We are convinced that corporate withdrawal is necessary and that divestiture will promote such withdrawal. Therefore we urge Harvard to adopt a policy of divestiture...
Another voter in favor of leaving the river's name as it is, David P. Matthews of Lexington, agreed, but for a more pointed reason: "Charles Ι was the first political leader to suffer the ultimate consequence of failure to address the problem of tax relief. Newly elected leaders on Beacon Hill would do well to let the River Charles serve as a constant reminder...
...Sullivan of Roslindale. The Globe should stop printing "cheap-shot letters" about "a man who had an illustrious and compassionate history." Besides, Curley deserved more than a river named after him. Don't do it, was Mary J.'s vote. Mary Sullivan Shea, though, was all in favor of the idea: "James M. Curley was a great man, a good man." George Donelan, a former Boston College football star (center and team captain, 1945), agreed in rhyme: "A fine idea deserving the support of one and all/ To the grandest mayor to sit in city hall." From darkest...
Republicans Sprinkel and Murray Weidenbaum would favor an amendment that would peg the growth in Government spending to growth in the gross national product. Says Weidenbaum: "This gets to the heart of the matter, which is to slow down the growth of the Government." One danger is that the G.N.P. is the product of many estimates and is often revised; if spending were linked to the G.N.P., politicians would be tempted to twist and bend that number...