Word: hire
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...controversy centered around Kaysen's decision to hire Robert N. Bellah '48 as the first member of a new school of social science at the Institute...
...needed during the city's rush hours but not in between. During the midday break, they are paid time and a half for three hours that they may spend as they please: taking a snooze, going to the movies, tending bar. A more rational solution would be to hire part-time drivers for peak periods, but the Transit Authority claims that this would be even more expensive than paying employees for not working. The part-timers would have to be given all the hefty fringe benefits that the unions have wrested from the city...
Bunge suffered only a light penalty: the federal district court in New Orleans fined it $20,000. As part of an unusual plea-bargaining arrangement, Bunge agreed to allot $2 million to $3 million of its own money over a three-year period to hire more inspectors for its elevators, and pay for additional auditors, independent certified public accountants and an outside compliance consultant. U.S. Attorney Gerald J. Gallinghouse called the Bunge program one of "the most important steps that can be taken toward cleaning up the crime in the grain industry...
...step apparently will be taken: President Ford last week asked Congress for an extra $11 million for the agency, mainly to hire 150 new agents and, beginning immediately, help it guard all Democratic presidential candidates who wish such protection. Congress is certain to approve the request soon...
There may be a Harvard water-polo season this year. There may be a season, that is, if somebody can scrape together enough cash to buy the team a ball to play with, or to buy bus tickets to a few away matches. Or maybe to hire a coach, or to rent a pool where the team can practice more than two or three times a week. Last year, Harvard's Athletic Department shelled out $250 to keep the waterballers afloat. This year, the squad has been told to sink or swim--without a penny from the University...