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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...pass stiff medical and flying tests and hold small charter firms to almost the same strict maintenance requirements met by big commercial carriers. The DC-3 in last week's crash was almost 30 years old but, according to officials at the safety board, appeared to have been kept in good condition by its owner, National Jet Service Inc. of Indianapolis...
Television's antiseptic neuterdom is probably as it should be, but it ought to be kept in mind when people worry about the "power" of the TV news stars. To be sure, on lesser occasions they can be bolder. On that same weekend Mike Wallace, who is skilled at off-balance questions that evoke unexpected answers, was asking a CIA witness: "You're pretty arrogant, aren't you?" Barbara Walters once felt entitled to ask the President-elect on-camera if he and Rosalynn would share a White House double bed (Carter, being a populist, didn...
Harvard officials have refused to abrogate the rule that requires University files to be kept confidential for 50 years, citing the need to protect individuals' privacy and the need for guaranteed secrecy to ensure candid communication within the University. But under the circumstances, an exception to that rule is warranted. Qualified researchers should have access to the files; researchers could agree to protect individuals' identities when necessary. The McCarthy era placed great strains on American institutions. It is imperative to understand how this University reacted to those pressures...
...other team in the league, or perhaps in the country, suffered under the restrictions that kept Restic bound to his office chair during the off-season. The Harvard football office was not allowed to initiate contact with prospective freshmen and was also restricted from travelling to meet prospects once contact had been established...
Since then, as the economy has grown, the distribution has been kept nearly egalitarian. The highest government officials receive about 700 pesos a month while the minimum wage is between 85 and 92 pesos a month. Quintero earns 350 pesos (roughly $375) a month as an engineer, but he pays nothing for health service, education, and many cultural activities. There is full employment and nearly complete job security. While some general inflation has occurred recently, aggravated by the increased numbers of working women, the government has prevented any rise in the price of food, clothing, and rent...