Word: hamper
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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MeBAC goes so far as to say that the Arts Center, far from damaging other local theatres, will stimulate all drama trade in the area. But the prestige of state support, which MeBAC would give to the Cambridge Drama Festival, would surely hamper the fund-raising and actor-recruiting programs so vital to organizations like Group 20 in competition with the CDF. And financial records show that competition between two repertory theatres in the Boston area means a loss for both...
Another factor that may hamper Halleck's effectiveness is his innate conservatism, which will probably get more chance for expression now that the White House is plugging the economy line. Young G.O.P. liberals may find themselves more and more at odds with the leadership, especially when represented by Halleck's aggressive personality...
Several features of the proposed new Cambridge zoning ordinance might "seriously hamper the normal growth" of the University, Charles P. Whitlock, Administrative Assistant to the President for Civic Affairs, stated last night...
Perhaps the biggest effect of the laws has been to hamper organizing by weak unions. In Iowa, says Federation of Labor President Ray Mills, "it has become almost impossible to organize areas where workers are in an especially weak position." In Utah, which has probably the only right-to-work law with real teeth in it, unionists complain that it is hard to organize workers at all. In fact, there has not been an organizing strike or picket line for the last three years...
...group is now organized, Goldberg keeps track of the HUT's as much as possible in his capacity of volunteer manager. Some of the noticeable vagueness is there on purpose, since a great organizational structure would freeze the group and hamper the project's flexibility. The group needs a paid manager, however, to maintain regular channels among the schools, the University, and the officers. The HUT backers are looking for someone familiar with "school politics" who would act as liason between schools' needs and the academic and social obligations of undergraduates. If the HUT can find a student interested...