Word: kimpton
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DIED. Lawrence A. Kimpton, 67, chancellor of the University of Chicago (1951-60); after a long illness; in Melbourne, Fla. Administrator of the University of Chicago's atom bomb project during World War II, Kimpton returned to head a campus stirred by the innovations of Robert M. Hutchins but also faced dropping enrollment, encroaching slums and a $1.4 million deficit. During his tenure Kimpton restored specialization and contributed to community redevelopment...