Word: johnstons
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...then strolled through Johnston Gate into Harvard Square, a rigid smile on his face, as students pushed around him, yelling their disapproval. They then tried to block the Harvard police cruiser that whipped down Mass Ave to pick up Bok and whisk him away, but were shoved aside by University policemen...
...group of administrators then headed out Johnston Gate into Harvard Square, still surrounded by a large group of chanting students who demanded that Bok speak with them...
Once the Guggenheims were the richest Jewish family in the U.S. Today, no males who bear the family's name still practice Judaism. Solomon's grandson, who now heads the shrunken business empire, is an Episcopalian with an archetypically Waspish name, Peter Lawson-Johnston. Meyer was right. His famous bundle was scattered by history, and the name Guggenheim is now celebrated only on the doors of museums and foundation offices...
...testifying for the adoption of the bill in its present form, Johnston urged the retention of the subpoena provision. He argued the commission would be nothing more than a "joke" without the authority to summon those individuals who have information pertinent to the investigation. The subpoena power would also invest the commission with the rights to obtain relevant information from other branches in the government currently pursuing their own investigations...
...Johnston testified that the allegations of political payoffs and corruption have damaged the people's confidence in their government. "I believe," he said, "that an independent investigation of these charges is the only possible way we can restore that confidence." Judging from the Judiciary committee's performance, the effort is none too soon in coming...