Word: jointed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fact, the University recently adopted ageneral policy that favors total withdrawal fromSouth Africa by the companies in which it ownsstock. This stance followed the recommendations ofa joint committee of Harvard's governingboards--the Corporation and the alumni-electedBoard of Overseers...
Kohl said he hoped a "joint document which takes our special situation into account" could be prepared at the Brussels summit...
Residents of the neighborhood groused that they didn't want to put up with visiting busloads of crime buffs. Italian-American organizations argued, somewhat illogically, that by designating the house, the Government would be honoring Capone, thus defaming their ethnic group. Said Robert Allegrini, executive director of the Joint Civic Commission of Italian Americans: "We shouldn't be haunted by Capone's ghost 50 years later." Daunted by the furor, Levell withdrew his proposal last week, explaining, "I still feel the house is historically significant, but not at the cost of hurting the Italian- American community...
According to the joint statement, performance evaluation procedures will not be altered from past years' guidelines--although that could change during the negotiations...
Opponents of the joint project fear it will endanger American dominance of the aerospace industry. -- Exxon faces lawsuits and consumer wrath for its role in the Alaskan oil spill...