Word: helpfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...manager took pity on me and made me an usher so I could see the shows for free." Watching plays over and over as they were pruned, polished and otherwise primed for a Broadway run is, Rich believes, a great education for a critic: "I couldn't help learning what does and does not work well on stage." At Harvard, Rich decided he didn't work well on stage, gave up acting, and moved to the gallery as drama critic for the Crimson. He attributes his switch to film criticism to inspiration from the film 2001: A Space...
What could be done? The Yankelovich survey showed that the public favors a variety of rather stringent measures to curb inflation. Half of those surveyed said mandatory price controls would help check inflation, even though popular opposition is usually considered one of the main reasons why controls haven't worked well in the past. Slightly more than half of the respondents said some sort of restriction on the use of credit cards would help, as would putting a ceiling on housing prices...
...pronounced protectionist sentiment also emerged from the survey. Fifty-seven percent said adding a tax to imported goods to bring them into line with American-made products would help control prices. On the other hand, more than 60% rejected limiting the availability of mortgages as a way to control housing prices, and nearly 90% turned down a tax increase as a way of reducing total demand for goods...
National media also played up the event; even if the publicity has no effect on Harvard, it may help educate others about South Africa and touch off similar movements on other campuses, the organizers reason...
With Radcliffe settling into a new shell, working relatively new oars with more confidence and mastery than had been seen in the Dartmouth race, using a new, quick start to help counter the strong Eli opening blast and enjoying a bit of homecourse psychological advantage, the stage is set for an explosion at Weld...