Word: helpful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...this is a representative sample of Israel's plans to "develop the Old City," then God help Jerusalem...
...that the Israelis have shown in the current crisis, it would be easier to convince the doves that the Viet Nam war is worth a heavy U.S. military commitment. But then, a dedicated and motivated South Vietnamese people could have won its war a long time ago-without American help...
Another $800,000 will be used to help support research projects on contemporary Japan. This work will focus on the political organization, economy, urbanization, and popular thought and values of modern Japan. A major portion of the funds will be used to finance collaborative research with Japanese scholars. The Center is also making plans to bring scholars from several countries to participate in conferences on Japan...
...least controversial of the three would help extend the vote to Americans who are living abroad or who have moved recently to a new residency within the country. Only 12 states accept absentee ballots from the the three million Americans overseas. And millions who move each year face archaic residency requirements which interfere with their right to vote. It is illogical for mobile or overseas citizens to lose their franchise in national elections, especially presidential elections, and there is no reason why Congress should not pass this legislation before the end of the current session...
...September, when Crooks meets with all the Harvard department chairmen and outlines the school's basic needs. Course offerings and faculty are up to each department, and Crooks himself exerts little direct pressure. "The departments know what fields they ought to cover, and they don't want much help," he points out. The number of courses has increased from 151 to 191 in the last five years. Most of the growth has come in languages and in offerings from architectural science, Celtic, history of science, and the Carpenter Center, which last summer drew a record 113 students to its courses...