Word: holding
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...summing up of the problems facing Pakistan, both ignorance and prejudice are evident. To take up only some of the points mentioned by him, Pakistan's poverty does not "far surpass India's." Per capita income in both countries is about the same. The problem of absentee land holdings was first tackled in the Eastern wing when the State Acquisition and Tenancy Act of 1950 abolished feudal "Zamindari" which was originally created by the British after their conquest of Bengal. In West Pakistan, a somewhat different system of landlordism has persisted, but plans to reform it are a top priority...
Executives of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra have been forced to meet in cafeterias around the Square this year because of one female member, Rollin T. Kearns '59 remarked. "We would welcome a place to hold our meetings and it would be much more satisfactory if the University would provide a new building...
...more than 216 Ibs.) hampered Martin and his young staff. But they still managed to produce two units of similar if not overpowering strength. Martin set up competitive situations by scrimmaging the units against each other. To vary the routine, he broke practice one day to let the boys hold a hula hoop contest. During one scrimmage, he even dived into a play to make the tackle himself. The blend of fun and fundamentals paid off. Says a faculty member: "He convinced them they could...
...most foods will be more abundant and cheaper in 1959 than this year. Big harvests this fall and higher supplies of poultry and eggs are already dropping some prices, the department reported. Said Ewan Clague, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics: "The consumer price index is likely to hold around current levels for the next few months. Inflation may turn out to be a problem in the longer run, but it is not an immediate prospect...
...Combined Charities will hold its annual fund-raising drive during the week of Dec. 5, Chairman David F. Hurwitt '60 announced yesterday...