Word: hurts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last January the Embassy decided to place its offshore contracts (amounting to $470 million in the past three years) on a basis that would hurt, rather than help, the Communist labor bosses. Specifically, whenever possible and practical, orders would not be given to shipyards and factories in which Communist unions held their ground or gained...
...destroy the opposition's hold on the judiciary and civil service. New laws lowered the retirement age for judges, and gave the government unchecked authority to discharge civil servants whenever it "deems it to be necessary." Another statute prohibited political speeches over the national radio, which hurt the opposition most of all, since the government continued to get air time to "explain" its policies...
...Unless we can get waivers, I shall put up a strong protest," Peddle continued. "we shall be seriously hurt because our strength has been in attracting boys from the small towns. We handle them almost entirely by mail, and a $10 fee would be quite a handicap in attracting them...
...Birmingham, Alabama, Herbert M. Warren '13, former vice-president for the Associated Harvard Clubs of the South, also warned that a fee "will hurt us in the long run. The whole idea of Harvard's program is to get people from all parts of the country. It is not going to help a bit by charging $10 to apply...
...Yale has been hurt in the line, it has been almost devastated in the backfield. The Elis have lost their first two fullbacks,, Steve Ackerman and Conrad Corelli and their starting left halfback Jim Armstrong...